Based on photographer William Yang’s one man stage show, “Sadness” chronicles two diverging narratives through the use of slide photography, oral history and stylised recreation. One story follows Yang’s pilgrimage into the heart of the North Queensland sugar cane fields as he investigates the murder of his uncle Fang Yuen. The other is a series of moving portraits of the many friends and lovers Yang has lost to AIDS. Director Tony Ayres skillfully weaves these two separate stories together creating a powerful testament to family, friends, love and loss. Cinematography by Tristan Milani. Narrated by William Yang.
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ACMI Identifier
310355
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Sugar workers - Queensland
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Chinese - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Queensland
Crafts & Visual Arts → Documentary photography
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Assimilation (Sociology)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Chinese - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease) - Patients - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)