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Molly & Mobarak |
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Molly & Mobarak |
| Released |
2003 |
| Director |
Tom Zubrycki
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| Comments |
Running Length: 85 minutes
Shot on video digital mini camera.
Produced with the assistance of SBS Independent
Principle investor: Film Finance Corporation
2003 Copyright Australian Film Finance Corporation Ltd & JOTZ Productions
Accolades:
Premiered at Sydney Film Festivals 2003
Australian Film Critics Circle Nomination Best Documentary
If Awards Nomination
Screened at Melbourne, Toronto and Amsterdam Film Festivals
The film received an Independent Cinema Release in Australia and wide international exposure
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| Synopsis |
Mobarak Tahiri, is a young Hazari refugee on a Temporary Protection Visa, living in the small country town of Young, NSW. The story follows Mobarak's friendship with Lyn Rule and her daughter Molly, a local high school teacher; and his involvement in both the local and Hazari community in Young.
The film traces the emotional strain and uncertainties that Mobarak feels when he falls in love with Molly. We wait to see whether their relationship will succeed and if he will be granted permanent Australian resident status, or have to return to an uncertain future in Afghanistan.
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References ( click to view )
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| web - AFC website : Australian Film Commission - NewsAndEvents - Tom Zubrycki, writer/Director/Producer Molly And . 00-00-2004 |
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Sarah Runcie
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| Sarah speaks at length to Tom Zubrycki about his film Molly & Mobarak, and the ethics involved when making observational documentary films.[full record]
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| newspaper - New Song The Argus. . p.30 |
| Advertisement for new song "Molly" to be performed at a list of city and suburban theatres including the Lyric Fitzroy.[full record]
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| web - Realtime : The documentary: art and survival by Tom Zubrycki . 29-03-2004 |
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Tom Zubrycki
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| Zubrycki discusses the state of documentary in Australia: the costs involved, the avenues for exhibition and the funding needed to support it.
[full record]
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| web - Ronin Films : Ronin Films - Molly & Mobarak |
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Terry Hastings
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| Molly and Mobarak: Study Guide
A comprehensive educational tool (produced by ATOM) to assist students researching the film Molly and Mobarak (2003), dire...[full record]
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| chapter - SECOND TAKE â Australian Filmmakers Talk : Documentary â a personal view . 00-00-1999. p.n.p. |
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Tom Zubrycki
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| Zubrycki discusses each of the films he has made. He talks about the problems in making the films, the subjects involved, the way stories evolved, the choic...[full record]
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| journal - Tom Zubrycki on filmmaking, history and other obsessions Metro. . pp.96-100 |
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Patrick Armstrong
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| Tom Zubrycki reflects on his twenty-five years making documentary films. He discusses thematic concerns, changes to his filmmaking style, his passion for so...[full record]
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