''Harry's War'' is an Australian short film. It is written and directed by Richard Frankland produced by John Foss and Richard Franklin and stars

David Ngoombujarra David Ngoombujarra (27 June 1967 – 17 July 2011) was an Indigenous Australian actor of the Yamatji people. Born David Bernard Starr in Meekatharra, Western Australia, his acting career spanned over two decades from the late 1980s to 2010 ...

. It was broadcast nationally on SBS and

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TV. ''Harry's War'' is based on Frankland's Uncle, Harry Saunders (brother of Reg Saunders), who fought for Australia in the South Pacific in World War Two, and was killed in 1942. Saunders fought for his country in the hope that his actions would help Aboriginal people gain citizenship.

Awards

* AFI Award (1999) - Best Screenplay in a Short Film (nominated) *

Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venic ...

(1999) - OCIC Award *

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(2000) - Jury Prize for Best Short Film *

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(2000) - Best original Screenplay * Atom Awards (2000) - Best Short Film * Saint Tropez Film Festival (2000) - Best Short Film

References

External links

Golden Seahorse ProductionsHARRY'S WAR Study GuideSynopsis
* Australian drama short films 1999 films 1990s war drama films Australian war drama films Pacific War films Films set in Papua New Guinea 1999 short films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films Australian World War II films Films about Aboriginal Australians English-language war drama films English-language drama short films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub