BROKEN HILL
US Premiere
Country: Australia
Language: English
Running Time: 6min
Film Year: 2017
Category: IMDbPro Shorts Competition
The pioneers of outback Australia were a diverse bunch, especially the cameleers. A century and a half later their legacy struggles to find its place within Australia’s national identity. In the outback town of Broken Hill, descendants form a camel procession to celebrate the contribution of the cameleer Abdul Khalik by launching a balloon carrying his image into the sky.
BROKEN HILL screens with THE FOREIGNER’S HOME
credits
Director: Peter Drew
Producer: Peter Drew, Dennis Scholl
Screenwriter: Peter Drew Arts
Production Company: Peter Drew Arts
Music: M. Kobylecki
Cinematographer: Peter Drew
Editor: Peter Drew
Peter Drew
Peter Drew is a filmmaker and artist, and his artworks have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery of Australia, though his most prominent work is installed on city streets.
