Hearts and Bones
Year: 2019
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Language:
English
Run Time:
111 minutes
Dan Fisher and Sebastian Ahmed have witnessed events far too horrific to share with their respective families. An Australian war photographer, Dan has devoted his life to capturing tragic moments in footage that he hopes will someday effect positive change in the world. Still, despite panic attacks and night terrors, he can’t bear to tell his partner, Josie, everything he’s seen. Meanwhile, Sebastian, who immigrated to Sydney from South Sudan, lost his entire family in a brutal massacre, but hasn’t mentioned a word of them to his current wife, Anishka. Upon hearing that Dan’s photographs—including those taken in South Sudan—will be displayed in an upcoming exhibition, Sebastian tracks Dan down to convince the renowned photographer to present a more positive depiction of Africa. Although Dan refuses Sebastian’s request, the two soon become friends, forcing them to confront pasts they’d rather forget. Ben Lawrence’s debut feature, HEARTS AND BONES, is a powerful portrayal of the tensions between documenting history and preserving memory. — E.B.
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
Sidebars
African Diaspora
Film Is Art
Competition
International Narrative Competition
Director
Ben Lawrence
Producer
Matt Reeder
Screenwriting
Beatrix Christian, Ben Lawrence
Cinematography
Hugh Miller
Editing
Philip Horn
Principal Cast
Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney, Bolude Watson
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