No Way to Forget

No Way to Forget
Directed byRichard Frankland
Written byRichard Frankland
Produced byJohn Foss
StarringDavid Ngoombujarra
Christina Saunders
Shane Franzis
Distributed byGolden Seahorse Productions
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

No Way to Forget is an Australian short film. It is written and directed by Richard Frankland, produced by John Foss and stars David Ngoombujarra in the lead role of Shane Francis.

It is the first film by an Indigenous director to win an AFI Award in 1996 and it won in three fields.[1] It screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival in the category of Un Certain Regard.[2][3]

No Way to Forget is based on Frankland's experiences while working as a Field Officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.[4]

It was broadcast nationally on SBS TV.[5]

Awards

  • AFI Award (1996) – Best Short Film[1]
  • AFI Award (1996) – Best Screenplay in a Short Film[6][1]
  • AFI Award (1996) – Best Sound in a Documentary[1]
  • Cannes International Film Festival (1996) – Un Certain Regard
  • St Kilda Film Festival (2000) – Best New Director

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Australian Film Institute (1996)". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: No Way to Forget". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  3. ↑ Australian Screen From Sand to Celluloid – No Way to Forget
  4. ↑ ANU Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cruising Country
  5. ↑ Lore of the Land Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Richard Frankland – Films
  6. ↑ Time Out Sydney Lights up!


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