They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy - Production & Contact Info

They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy (2016)
Short | 4 min | Short, Drama, History

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They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy (2016)

Short | 4 min | Short, Drama, History

"They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy" tells the fictionalised story of an Indigenous Australian man invited to London for the Colonial Exhibition of 1886. He's a reluctant ambassador, negotiating for the safety of his people and ...See more"They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy" tells the fictionalised story of an Indigenous Australian man invited to London for the Colonial Exhibition of 1886. He's a reluctant ambassador, negotiating for the safety of his people and ancestral land as the British Empire continues to colonise and brutalise indigenous Australians. He plays the 'good native', until a chance encounter forces him to decide whether to live his life with diplomacy or authenticity. It is a short story dense with themes of oppression, dehumanisation, resistance, and the determination of indigenous people to fight for their literal and cultural survival. See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Tommy Lewis David David See fewer	The Proposition (2005)
Mark Kitto Charles Charles See fewer	The Shamrock Spitfire (2024)
Djakapurra Munyarryun Man Man See fewer	The Dark Emu Story (2023)
Phoebe De'Ath Exhibition Guest / Child In White Dress (as Phoebe Death) Exhibition Guest / Child In White Dress (as Phoebe Death) See fewer	Case Files (2024)
Maria Douglas Exhibition guest / mother Exhibition guest / mother See fewer	Angel of Death (I) (2017)
Katie Stubbs Exhibition Guest Exhibition Guest See fewer	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)