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Source: Monash University




Director
Romaine Moreton
Writer
Romaine Moreton
Producer
John Harvey
DOP
Warwick Thornton
Year
2012
Location
Gweagal country (Kurnell), Sydney, NSW
Other Loc.
Type
Short Drama
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Synopsis
Charlie a young Indigenous oyster farmer is frustrated with life in a small town community working with his father on their family’s oyster farm and the peer pressure from his reckless cousins. When the circus comes to town he is captured by the aerial performance of Rose. His grandfather Leo witnesses the blossoming young love and offers Charlie some advice as he tries to choose between staying on to inherit the family business or following his heart. Source: http://flickerfest.com.au/film/the-oysterman/