Midas

Australia, 1999

Film First Nations

‘Midas’ is a retelling of the story of King Midas and the Golden Touch. It is told from the perspective of the narrator who read the tale over and over again as a child. The film begins brightly but becomes darker as some of the narration’s unspoken implications are revealed. Narrated by Zoe Carides.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

director

Niki Bern

producer

Isabel Perez

production company

AFTRS

Duration

00:06:22:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1999

Appears in

Group of items

AFTRS top 100 films. Compile 4

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006925

Language

English

Audience classifications

ACMI classified

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam; Master

Digital Betacam; Sub-master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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