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Key Cast: Elma Kris, Tony Nixon, Waangenga Blanco
Director: John Harvey
Producer: Gillian Moody, John Harvey
Screenwriter: John Harvey, Walter Waia
Cinematographer: Daniel MacArthur
Composer: Leon Rodgers

Bangarra Dance Theatre performers Elma Kris and Waangenga Blanco lead this film about a Torres Strait Islander woman whisked away from her thankless job and back to her homeland.

MIFF Accelerator Lab alumnus John Harvey (Off Country, MIFF 2021; Out of Range, MIFF 2019) returns with a joyous slice of magic realism that bursts from the screen with vivid cinematography, enchanting dance sequences and an uplifting connection to Country. In it, a Torres Strait Islander woman is toiling away at a Brisbane laundromat when she’s visited by a man embodying the spirit of the mudskipper. Co-written by respected Torres Strait Islander leader Walter Waia and winner of Best Australian Short Film at Flickerfest, Katele (Mudskipper) allows the spirit of culture to shine through in a truly celebratory way.