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THE HIGHLY CELEBRATED AND AWARD- WINNING DRAMA IS BACK WITH A POWERFUL ONE- OFF TELEMOVIE. THURSDAY 9TH APRIL 8.30PM INTRODUCTION Recipient of the TV Week Logie Award for 2013 Australian Directors Guild Award Most Outstanding Drama two years in a Best Direction in a TV Drama row, as well as the 2014 AACTA Award for Rachel Perkins - Pretty Boy Blue Best Television Drama Series, the critically acclaimed returns with a 2014 Australian Directors Guild Award powerful new telemovie. Best Direction in a TV Drama Over the two seasons comprising 12 stories Rachel Perkins - Starting Over this multi award winning series has been recognised with: Exploring the impact of a violent crime on two women and the fight for justice that ensues, , Genevieve 2014 Silver Logie Award Lemon and Daniella Farinacci join the cast Most Outstanding Drama 2013 with , , Lisa Darren Dale & Miranda Dear Flanagan, , and Kirk Page reprising their well established and 2014 AACTA Award much loved characters. Best Television Drama Series Darren Dale & Miranda Dear The powerful, heartbreaking and uplifting telemovie has been written by the AACTA 2014 AACTA Award award-winning Steven McGregor and is Best Original Music Score in TV directed by the ADG award-winning Rachel Antony Partos Perkins. Redfern Now; The Telemovie is being produced by ’ Darren 2013 Silver Logie Award Dale and Miranda Dear, line produced Most Outstanding Drama 2012 by Scott Hartley, story produced by Darren Dale & Miranda Dear internationally acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern and executive produced by ABC 2013 Silver Logie Award TV’s Sally Riley and Screen ’s Erica Most Outstanding New Talent Glynn.

2013 AACTA Award Celebrated by audiences and critics alike, Best Script in a Television Drama Redfern Now is produced by Blackfella Steven McGregor - Pretty Boy Blue Films in association with ABC TV and Screen Australia. 2013 AACTA Award Best Actress in a Television Drama

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After a night out on the town, three With the suspect (Anthony Hayes) Aboriginal girls fail to hail down a taxi and apprehended, and the court case are forced to walk home. approaching, Lorraine is confident he’ll get what’s coming to him. Lorraine’s testimony After parting with her friends, Robyn Davis has a big impact on Robyn, Aaron and (Rarriwuy Hick) decides to take a shortcut the jury. But in cross-examination, the and is attacked and sexually assaulted. defence lawyer (Daniella Farinacci) brings Initially she tries to hide it from her father, up Lorraine’s past in an effort to undermine Aaron Davis (Wayne Blair), but reluctantly her credibility. Meanwhile, Lorraine has tells him after swearing him to secrecy. twigged that Robyn’s acute interest in the A father first and a policeman second, trial means she too has been raped. Robyn he goes against his better judgment and admits it, but lies about when it occurred. agrees to keep her secret, not knowing his decision will jeopardise his relationship When he’s called to the dock, the accused, with girlfriend Allie (). Daryl, is very convincing, and the case against him starts to look shaky. But Lorraine A few weeks later, Lorraine Blake (Deborah has been watching Robyn’s reaction during Mailman) is taking the same short cut on her his evidence, and realizes that Daryl is the way home from a cleaning job, when she too man who attacked her as well. is attacked. Older and stronger than Robyn, she puts up a fight, and even manages to get Unable to bear the fact that she’s not had her attacker’s mobile which she uses to call the courage to speak up, Robyn runs from the police when he flees. One of the cops the court just as the jury is sent out to who arrives at the scene is Robyn’s father consider their verdict. Aaron, who realises it’s close to where Robyn was attacked. And now it’s his friend Lorraine. He’s devastated. Robyn is distraught, and now too ashamed to speak up, knowing that if she’d reported the rape at the time this wouldn’t have happened. KEYCAST Lorraine Deborah Mailman

Aaron Wayne Blair

Robyn Rarriwuy Hick

Allie Lisa Flanagan

Daryl Anthony Hayes

Raymond Kelton Pell

Defence Lawyer Daniella Farinacci

Dr Linda Genevieve Lemon

Peter Kirk Page KEYCREATIVES Director Rachel Perkins

Producers Darren Dale Miranda Dear

Writer Steven McGregor

Story Producer Jimmy McGovern

Executive Producers Sally Riley Erica Glynn

Director of Photography Mark Wareham ACS

Production Designer Felicity Abbott APDG

Casting Anousha Zarkesh

Costume Designer Lisa Meagher

Editor Nicholas Holmes ASE

Composer Antony Partos

DEBORAH MAILMAN IS LORRAINE WAYNE BLAIR IS AARON DAVIS

One of Australia’s most celebrated actors, Deborah As an actor, Wayne’s work includes the theatre productions of Jesus Mailman starred as Lorraine in Redfern Now (Series 1 Hopped the ‘A’ Train, Stuff Happens, Run Rabbit Run, Conversations and 2), which received the Silver Logie award for Most with the Dead, The Sapphires, The Dreamers and Tim Winton’s Outstanding Drama Series two years in a row. Her Cloudstreet (international tour) for Belvoir. For the STC he appeared in True West, Tot Mom, The Sunshine Club, Inheritance and The Cherry portrayal of Bonita Mabo in the critically acclaimed Pickers. Wayne appeared in QTC’s productions of The Sunshine Club, telemovie Mabo, was universally celebrated with Black-ed Up and Loaded Stories. Other theatre credits include Skin Deborah receiving the 2013 Silver Logie award for Most with Bangarra Dance Theatre, Othello and Romeo and Juliet for the Outstanding Actress. Bell Shakespeare Company, and for Kooemba Jdarra, Black Shorts and Purple Dreams. Deborah also received the 2010 AFI award for her role in Offspring, and her other numerous television credits His television credits include Small Claims, Fireflies, Backberner, Water include Jack Irish – Dead Point, Rush, The Alice, Bryan Rats, All Saints and Wildside. Wayne’s film credits include Wish You Brown’s Two Twisted, Going Bush, Message Sticks and Were Here, X, The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg, Blessed and Mullet. Playschool. Deborah’s performance in The Secret Life of Us was twice awarded with the Silver Logie for Most Wayne directed the feature film The Sapphires, which premiered at Cannes and was a commercial and critical success, becoming the Outstanding Actress. highest grossing Australian film of 2012 and winning eleven AACTA awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Deborah received national acclaim in 1998 winning both the AFI and Film Critics’ Circle Award for Most Wayne has written and directed several acclaimed short films; among Outstanding Actress for her portrayal of Nona in the film them The Djarn Djarns which won the Crystal Bear Prize for Best Short Radiance directed by Rachel Perkins. Deborah’s extensive in the Kinderfilmfest Section of the Berlin International Film Festival and film credits include her AFI award-winning performance Black Talk which won the Dendy Award. in Bran Nue Dae, Dear Claudia, The Monkey’s Mask, Phillip Noyce’s Rabbit Proof Fence, Ana Kokkinos’ The For television, Wayne directed episodes of television series The Gods Book of Revelation, Lucky Miles and PJ Hogan’s Mental. of Wheat Street; The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knifefighting; and landmark Indigenous series Redfern Now for ABC TV, which won the 2013 and 2014 Logie awards. Other directing credits include Lockie It had its world premiere and received a standing ovation Leonard (Series 1 and 2) Dead Gorgeous for the BBC and Double Trouble at the prestigious Midnight Screening at the Cannes Film for CAAMA Productions. He wrote an episode of My Place for ABC TV, an Festival, and Deborah received the 2013 AACTA award episode of series 2 of Lockie Leonard and an episode for series 2 of The for Best Lead Actress for her outstanding performance Circuit, which won an AWGIE Award for Best Original Miniseries. in Wayne Blair’s multiple award-winning The Sapphires. Recently Deborah appeared the successful Australian For theatre, Wayne directed the sell-out season of ’s film Paper Planes. Ruben Guthrie at Belvoir; and The Removalists, The 7 Stages Of Grieving and Romeo and Juliet for STC. Wayne wrote Bloodland from a concept Deborah has recently been appointed to the board of by Stephen Page and Kathy Marika for STC. It toured to Adelaide Festival The Sydney Opera House. and Queensland Theatre Company. LISA FLANAGAN IS ALLIE RARRIWUY HICK IS ROBYN

With numerous credits to her name, Lisa Flanagan is Rarriwuy is an actress, dancer and choreographer. As a best known for her outstanding portrayals of Clarence in dancer she is a founder of a dance group Yapa Mala and the Paul Goldman feature Australian Rules and more a guest choreographer and co-host for Move It Mob Style. recently as Anna in Sarah Watt’s . Her other film credits include Spike Up, The September Rarriwuy’s theatre credits include Walking into The Bigness Project, Opal Dream, Queen of Hearts, Free – 2002 POV, (Malthouse), The Shadow King (Malthouse), Bloodland Say No and Black & White directed by Craig Lahiff. (Sydney Theatre Company and Bangarra Dance Company), Wrong Skin (Sydney Opera House). On television Lisa had the lead role of Libby in Gods of Wheat Street, as well as appearing in , All Her television credits include the critically acclaimed AACTA Saints and as a series regular in Double Trouble directed and Logie award-winning series Redfern Now (Series 1 and by Wayne Blair. She also appeared in the critically 2), , Brendan Cowell’s production acclaimed ABC miniseries The Code. The Outlaw Michael Howe and Broken Shore alongside Wayne Blair, , and Robin Nevin. On stage Lisa has performed the one woman show 7 Stages of Grieving at the State Theatre SA, Queensland She has also appeared in the short filmsOne Fine Day, The Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, as well Hunter directed by Margaret Harvey, Scar with Toronto’s as appearing in the productions of Parramatta Girls at the ImagineNative Film Festival-winning director Tiffany Parker Belvoir, My Girragundji for Canute Productions, and The and She.Say directed by Leah Purcell. Sapphires for MTC/Company B Belvoir. ANTHONY HAYES IS DARYL KELTON PELL IS RAYMOND

Anthony‘s credits are impressive. His films include The Boys, Rabbit Proof Kelton Pell has built a reputation for being one of our finest Fence, David Michod’s multi award-winning debut Animal Kingdom, , Indigenous actors. and Ned Kelly. He has enjoyed an illustrious theatre career over the last His performance in The Boys earned him AFI and Film Critics Circle of Australia twenty years, performing all around Australia. Recently nominations as Best Supporting Actor. He won an AFI Award in 2005 for Best he appeared in Bunuba Film’s production of Jandamarra, which toured the Kimberley region, as well as the Black Supporting Actor for Look Both Ways, and another in 2006 for Suburban Swan Theatre Company productions of Bidnjareb Pinjarra, Mayhem. Twelfth Night and a Midsummer Night’s Dream. As well as performing with the Deckchair Theatre Company and He had a lead role in the acclaimed BAFTA nominated ABC series The Slap, and the South Australian Theatre Company, Kelton has also was nominated for Best Actor at the 2012 Festival de Television de Monte Carlo; participated in Ingkata, a bi-cultural contemporary music/ was in the ABC miniseries Bastard Boys, and Changi, and had guest roles in theatre piece at the State Opera of South Australia. He has Rush, Sea Patrol, McLeod’s Daughters, Water Rats and . performed with Urban Theatre Company’s production of The Fence, a unique project made for the Festival of Sydney, Anthony has also developed a career in writing and directing. His debut feature and Kelton was also part of the production Corranderk: We film Ten Empty had its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in 2008 and Will Show the Country at the Sydney Opera House. Kelton received nominations for Best Screenplay at the Victorian and the Queensland performed in the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Bloodland, which also toured nationally. Premier’s Literary Awards. In 2002 Anthony also wrote, produced and directed the short feature New Skin which won several awards including the prestigious On the big screen, Kelton has appeared in Mad Bastards, Dendy Award at the Sydney Film Festival, and the IF award for Best Emerging Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wagkun, The Last Ride, Director. In 2001 he received a grant which enabled him to spend time in the Bran Nue Dae, Blackfellas, Australian Rules, Confessions UK with director Mike Leigh. Anthony was recently part of the storylining and of a Headhunter, Cold Turkey, Where Two Rivers Meet, plotting team for the successful Australian series A Moody Christmas. September, One Night the Moon and Stone Brothers.

In 2012 Anthony appeared in the television series Bikie Wars and the telemovie Widely recognised for his role as Sam Wallan in SBS’s highly Beaconsfield. His portrayal of Bernie Banton, who suffered asbestosis as a result acclaimed The Circuit, Kelton has also appeared in Bush of working for James Hardie in the ABC miniseries Devil’s Dust won him the Patrol, as Wazza, Showcase’s production of Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet, the television series based on the award 2013 Logie for Most Outstanding Actor, and also earned him an AACTA for Best winning novel by Tim Winton, the extraordinary Redfern Lead Actor in a Television Drama. He also received a Best Actor nomination at Now, and recently Hard Rock Medical, the comedy series the 2013 Seoul International Drama Awards. The Moodys, and more recently in the ABC TV series The Gods Of Wheat Street in the lead role of Odin. Last year Anthony appeared in the ABC telemovie , and in the series Secrets and Lies. He was also recently seen in Craig Monahan’s Healing, and played opposite in David Michod’s The Rover, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. He has recently appeared in the miniseries Gallipoli. KEYCREATIVES

Peace Prize, a Logie, and the Writers and Directors Guild of Australia as Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Sunday, which won the RACHEL PERKINS DIRECTOR award. First Australians has sold globally and is the highest selling STEVEN MCGREGOR WRITER FIPA D’OR 2005 Grand Prize for Best Script; Liam, the BAFTA- Award-winning writer Steven McGregor is an Indigenous writer/director Rachel Perkins founded Australia’s premier Indigenous production educational title in Australia. nominated Dockers, and BAFTA-nominated The Lakes, Heart, who hails from the Northern Territory. A graduate of the Australian company Blackfella Films in 1992, and has contributed extensively and The South Bank Show award-winner for Best Television Film Television & Radio School, Steven has written four episodes of to the development of Indigenous filmmakers in Australia and, Rachel’s other documentary work includes the series Blood Drama 1996, and the 1996 BAFTA award-winner, Hillsborough. the outstanding drama series Redfern Now including Pokies, Babe In more broadly, to the Australian film and television industry. Brothers, on which she was one of the writers, directors and producers as well as Spirit to Spirit, an international co-venture of Arms, Stand Up, and Pretty Boy Blue for which he received the 2013 AACTA award for Best Script in a Television Drama. Rachel has directed three feature films: Radiance, One Night the Indigenous partners from New Zealand, Scandinavia, Canada and Moon (which received five AFI awards), and most recently the Australia. DARREN DALE PRODUCER Steven has also written and directed the documentaries Croker musical Bran Nue Dae. It screened at the Sundance, Berlin and Island Exodus and Big Name No Blanket, and directed the Darren Dale has been a company director of Blackfella Films, Toronto Film Festivals, and achieved a box office of $7.5 million With her Blackfella Films business partner, Darren Dale, Rachel three part documentary series Art + Soul and the documentary Australia’s premier Indigenous production company, for over ten in Australia. Rachel’s films have screened at over 75 film festivals Perkins co-curated the film program for the Message Sticks short My Brother Vinnie. years. In 2008 Darren, together with Rachel Perkins, produced worldwide. Indigenous Festival at the Sydney Opera House from 2002 until 2011, and in 2012 presented the curated program of Indigenous the landmark multi-platform history series First Australians, Previously Steven was a script consultant on Baz Luhrmann’s Australia. broadcast on SBS to over 2.3 million viewers and accompanied In 2012 Rachel directed the ABC telemovie Mabo, which marked films Blackfella Films Presents in partnership with major Australian by an internationally acclaimed interactive website. Amongst the 20th anniversary of the historic High Court decision. Mabo was film festivals. In 2013 and 2014 Rachel curated the film programs First Australians many awards were an AFI, a Logie, an AWGIE nominated for Most Outstanding Mini Series or Telemovie at the for the Corroboree Sydney Indigenous Arts Festival and the Garma and a Director’s Guild Award. 2013 Logie awards. Indigenous Festival. JIMMY MCGOVERN STORY PRODUCER In 2011, Darren produced the feature documentary The Tall Man Rachel has directed three episodes of the landmark television Since 2000, Rachel has been Managing Editor and Publisher of The With his writing often based on real events or socially vital for SBS, based on the award-winning book by Chloe Hooper. drama series Redfern Now. The first Australian drama series Black Book Indigenous arts directory which is hosted online by issues, Liverpool born Jimmy McGovern has built a formidable Premiering at the 2011 Adelaide Film Festival, the film screened written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians, Redfern Blackfella Films. reputation writing powerful dramas for the stage and screen. at the Toronto International Film Festival, the International Now was awarded the 2013 and 2014 Logie for Most Outstanding Rachel received the inaugural Contribution to Television IF Award Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and was awarded an Drama Series, and the 2014 AACTA award for Best Television Drama McGovern’s writing credits read like a list of classic television. Having in 2011. In addition to her experience as an executive producer AWGIE award for Best Broadcast Documentary, the inaugural Series. In 2013 and 2014 Rachel received the Australian Directors honed his skill working on Brookside, his major breakthrough came for both ABC and SBS Television, Rachel has previously served on Walkley Award for Documentary, and received four AACTA Guild Award for Best Direction in a TV Drama Series for her work with Cracker, one of the best-loved UK television shows of recent the Council of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, the nominations including Best Feature Documentary. The Tall Man on Redfern Now. history and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Script. NSW Film and Television Office (now Screen NSW), the Australia was released theatrically November 2011. In 2014 Rachel completed the documentary Black Panther Woman, Film Commission, and was a founding member of the National Jimmy’s other television credits include the 2013 and 2014 Logie In 2012, Darren produced, with Miranda Dear, the critically which was a finalist in the Documentary Australia Foundation Award Indigenous Television Service (NITV). award’s Most Outstanding Drama Redfern Now, RSJ Production acclaimed film Mabo starring Deborah Mailman in a Silver Logie for Australian Documentary at the Sydney Film Festival. The Accused (Series I & 2) for the BBC, and The Street (Series She was a member of the board of Screen Australia from 2009 to award-winning performance as Bonita Mabo and with Jimi Bani 1–3), which won the International Emmy for Best Drama Series as Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo. Marking the 20th Anniversary of the historic Rachel wrote, directed and co-produced the documentary series 2013, and a Fellow of The University of Sydney Senate from 2011 to 2007, the RTS Award 2008, a BAFTA for Best Drama Series High Court decision, Mabo had a special Gala Premiere at the First Australians, which received AFI and IF awards, the UN Media 2013. Rachel is currently on the Board of the Charles Perkins Trust. 2007 and 2008, and the RTS Best Drama Series 2008, as well 2012 Sydney Film Festival before screening on ABC TV. Darren has produced a number of acclaimed short films and In 2005 Miranda joined ABC TV, first as an Executive Producer, and Mark’s other feature film credits include Boytown, The Extra, documentaries that between them have screened at the Sundance, then as Head of Drama. There she executive produced a number Crooked Business, The View from Greenhaven, The Kings of Aspen, Edinburgh, Toronto and Palm Springs International Film of programs including Rake, Sisters of War, 3 Acts of Murder, Mykonos, Save Your Legs and Parer’s War. Mark most recently Festivals. The 2010 SBS documentary Lani’s Story was the recipient Curtin, Dirt Game, Bed of Roses, The Librarians, Rain Shadow, East completed principal photography on Matthew Saville’s feature of a United Nations Media Peace Award, the second consecutive of Everything, Bastard Boys, Valentine’s Day, and The Silence. She Felony which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival year Darren was awarded this prize. was the ABC commissioning editor for the feature films Samson and opened in Australia last year. & Delilah, Bran Nue Dae, Here I Am and Eye of the Storm and the With his Blackfella Films business partner, Rachel Perkins, Darren co- short film series The New Black. And she also commissioned the Mark was splinter unit DOP for Warner Bros’ upcoming San curated the film program for the Message Sticks Indigenous Festival series The Slap, The Straits, Paper Giants and Miss Fisher’s Murder Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson, as well as second unit director/ at the Sydney Opera House from 2002 until 2011. Mysteries. DOP on features including The Inbetweeners 2, Anacondas: Hunt for the Blood Orchid, The Condemned, Invincible, and Triangle. Darren produced the groundbreaking drama series Redfern Now Since 2010 Miranda has worked with Blackfella Films, and for ABC TV, with both seasons receiving the 2013 and 2014 Silver produced, with Darren Dale, the critically acclaimed film Mabo Mark has shot also some Australia’s most celebrated dramas Logie award for Most Outstanding Drama, and the 2014 AACTA starring Deborah Mailman in a Silver Logie award-winning including Redfern Now, Underbelly: Razor, The Underbelly Files: Award for Most Outstanding Television Drama. performance as Bonita Mabo and Jimi Bani as Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo. Tell Them Lucifer Was Here, SLiDE, Panic at Rock Island, The Marking the 20th Anniversary of the historic High Court decision, Straits and the documentary series Australia: The Story of Us. Darren currently serves on the board of Screen NSW and the Mabo had a special Gala Premiere at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival Council of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. before screening on ABC TV. Mark was lauded for his beautiful photography on the critically- acclaimed miniseries, Tim Winton’s cloudstreet, receiving the Most recently Miranda produced the groundbreaking drama series Judges Award at the 2011 Queensland Australian Cinematographers Redfern Now for ABC TV, winner of the 2013 and 2014 Silver Logie Awards, and the Australian Cinematographers highest accolade MIRANDA DEAR PRODUCER award for Most Outstanding Drama and the 2014 AACTA Award – The Golden Tripod. He was also recognised with a Distinction for Most Outstanding Television Drama. for his exceptional work on the celebrated television drama Producer Miranda Dear began her career with UK public Underbelly: Razor. broadcaster Channel 4 moving from Music & Arts through to Acquisitions where she became Senior Film Buyer. In 1997 she At the end of 2014 Mark shot the feature film A Month of Sundays moved to Australia as Acquisition and Production Consultant and directed by Matthew Saville. negotiated the channel’s involvement in a number of film funding and acquisition initiatives. MARK WAREHAM ACS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

In 2000 Miranda joined SBS Independent as Senior Commissioning One of Australia’s foremost cinematographers, Mark Wareham’s Editor Drama. Her commissions included Harvie Krumpet, RAN extraordinary list of credits spans feature films, television movies, (Remote Area Nurse), and the first long form drama features from miniseries and documentaries. directors Jessica Hobbs, Tony Krawitz, Rachel Ward and Matthew Saville (So Close to Home, Jewboy, Martha’s New Coat and Roy With his diverse credits including the stunning filmed opera Eternity Hollsdotter Live). She was the SBS Commissioning Editor for the Man directed by Julien Temple, the award-winning television feature films Look Both Ways, Ten Canoes, Somersault, Australian movie Scorched and the Sundance Film Festival hit Clubland, Rules, Walking on Water, and Tracker. And also for a number of directed by Cherie Nowlan and starring Brenda Blethyn, Mark Indigenous drama initiatives which included Warwick Thornton’s Wareham, is highly sought-after by Australian and international Mimi and Green Bush, Beck Cole’s Flat and Plain’s Empty, and directors. Wayne Blair’s Black Talk and Djarn Djarns. For more information please contact: KRISTINE WAY ABC TV MarComms / 02 8333 3844 / 0419969282 / [email protected] A Blackfella Films production in association with ABC TV and Screen Australia