No Way to Forget
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Directed byRichard Frankland
Written byRichard Frankland
Produced byJohn Foss
StarringDavid Ngoombujarra
Christina Saunders
Shane Franzis
Christina Saunders
Shane Franzis
| No Way to Forget | |
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| Directed by | Richard Frankland |
| Written by | Richard Frankland |
| Produced by | John Foss |
| Starring | David Ngoombujarra Christina Saunders Shane Franzis |
| Distributed by | Golden Seahorse Productions |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
No Way to Forget is an Australian short film. It is written and directed by Richard Frankland, produced by John Foss and stars David Ngoombujarra in the lead role as SHANE FRANCIS. It is the first film by an indigenous director to win an AFI Award.[1] It was broadcast nationally on SBS TV.[2] It screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival in the category of Un Certain Regard.[3][4]
No Way to Forget is based on Frankland's experiences while working as a Field Officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.[5]
