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August 2005
 Warwick
Thornton (Kaytetye) is the director and writer of Green
Bush, winner of Best Short Film in the Panorama Section of
the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, and two Dendy Awards
for Australian Short Film at the 2005 Sydney Film Festival. Green
Bush is a fiction inspired by Thornton's memories of his teenage
job as a graveyard-shift deejay at an Aboriginal radio station
in Alice Springs, Australia. Thornton has directed several short
dramas and documentaries, including Rosalie's Journey (2003),
about the experience of a young Ngarla woman who performed in
the 1955 film Jedda. He has worked as the director of photography
for many films that are noted for their beautiful images, since
shooting Radiance (1998) by Rachel Perkins shortly after
graduating from the Australian Film Television and Radio School
with a BA in cinematography. His mother was one of the founders
of Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association, and Thornton
grew up assisting on the organization's film and radio projects.
Screened by NMAI
Image credits: Warwick
Thornton - courtesy of Kath Shelper
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