First Contact

The lives of two brothers are drastically changed after they discover strange tracks while hunting. Writer/director Rima Tamou (Bulgunnwarra/Nga Ruahine Rangi) was born in Innisfail, North Queensland, Australia. He holds a BA in Modern Asian Studies and Media Production from Griffith University. Rima was a part of the Indigenous Branch of the Australian Film Commissions' first National Drama Initiatives Series. His first film, Round Up, won a Dendy Award at The Sydney Film Festival and Best Short Fiction at the Asia Pacific International Film Festival. His documentary When Colin Met Joyce had its Canadian premiere at the 2008 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.



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First Contact

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