Awards & Media
REVIEWS
The Australian - "No sharper visual account of contemporary existence on the Aboriginal frontier in remote Australia has been produced."
Nicolas Rothwell, 9th December 2015
The Age MIFF review - "A remarkable piece of filmmaking"
Karl Quinn, 14th August 2015
Putuparri And The Rainmakers provides rare glimpse into vanishing world
The Age & Sydney Morning Herald - "★★★★"
Philippa Hawker, 30th Sept 2015
Putuparri And The Rainmakers: A story of life, time and culture
4:3 Film - "Recommended...Putuparri And The Rainmakers is entirely worth your while"
Jim Poe, 16th August 2015
The Sunday Age - "★★★★...In this enthralling and ambitious documentary, film-maker Nicole Ma uses the hard-won changes in the life of Tom Lawford to examine the distance between the traditional and modern way of life."
Craig Mathieson
The Conversation - "Ma captures the beauty, diversity and visual distinctiveness of local life"
Sandy Toussaint, 14th August 2015
Putuparri and the Rainmakers is a stunning story of Aboriginal culture, life and law
MEDIA
The Guardian, 31 August 2015 Putuparri And The Rainmakers wins best film at 2015 CinefestOZ festival
The Australian, 31 August 2015 Putuparri And The Rainmakers wins CinefestOZ film prize
Film Ink, 31 August 2015 Putuparri And The Rainmakers wins CinefestOZ film prize
IF Magazine, 31 August 2015 Putuparri And The Rainmakers clinches $100,000 CinefestOZ film prize
The West Australian, 30 August 2015 Land rights doco wins top CinefestOZ prize
Courier Mail, 30 August 2015 CinéfestOZ weaves magic in WA with Australia's biggest film prize
Bendigo Advertiser, 22 August 2015 MIFF star to shine in Bendigo
The West Australian, 7 August 2015 Desert dreaming inspires prize winning art
Cinema Australia, 4 August 2015 CinéfestOZ Exclusive! We chat with director Nicole Ma about her film, Putuparri and the Rainmakers