Season 1 | Episode 1: Family

Redfern Now

Drama, Australia 2012

Redfern Now is a collaboration of some of Australia's most celebrated writers, actors, directors - Wayne Blair (The Sapphires), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy, My Place), Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Mabo), Leah Purcell (Black Chicks Talking, Lantana), Deborah Mailman (Offspring, The Sapphires) - with one of the world's greatest storytellers, Emmy and BAFTA award-winner Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker, The Lakes). Powerful, funny, bittersweet stories exploring extraordinary events in ordinary lives. Six families, unconnected, except that their lives are all changed by a seemingly insignificant incident, an accident or a moment's decision that spirals into a life-changing event. Six stories of contemporary inner city Indigenous life, told by the people who live it. Grace and Wesley and their family are off on the holiday of a lifetime and the taxi is waiting. Then Grace gets a call from the young son of her mentally ill sister.
52 min
HD
Starting at 16
Audio language:
English

Awards

Australian Directors Guild 2014 Best Direction
Australian Screen Sound Guild 2012 Best Sound
Logie Awards 2013 Most Outstanding Drama Series

More information

Editor:

Dany Cooper

Sound Design:

Wes Chew

Cast:

Leah Purcell (Grace)

Alec Doomadgee (Wesley)

Shareena Clanton (Lilly)

Elaine Crombie (Evelyn)

Jada Alberts (Marcia)

Original title:

Redfern Now

Original language:

English

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 16

Audio language:

English

Subtitles (SDH):

English