Katele (Mudskipper)
Martha, an Indigenous woman, works tirelessly in a laundromat loading machines and folding wash. When a mysterious visitor arrives, Martha is reminded of the life she has left behind.
Directors Spotlight
John Harvey
Director
John Harvey is a writer, director, and producer of Saibai Island (Torres Strait) and English descent and the creative director of Brown Cab working across both narrative and factual in Film, Theatre and Television productions. John’s recent short film KATELE (mudskipper) won the Flickerfest Best Australian Short Film Award (Academy Qualifying) in January 2023. John was also the recipient of the Victorian Premier’s Prize for Drama for THE RETURN. His factual film STILL WE RISE screened at Blackstar in 2023. John is passionate about working with ambitious and risk taking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers through BROWN CABS.
- Runtime
- 13 minutes
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Director
- John Harvey
- Animator
- Kevin O’Brien
- Cast
- Elma Kris, Waangenga Blanco, Tony Nixon
- Cinematographer
- Daniel MacArthur
- Composer
- Andrew Belletty
- Screenwriter
- Walter Waia & John Harvey
- Sound Design
- Andrew Belletty
- Editor
- Patrick McCabe
- Music
- Leon Rodgers
- Producer
- Gillian Moody & John Harvey
- Production Design
- Kevin O’Brien
- Premiere
- Philadelphia