HIGH GROUND is already one of my “Must See Films” of the year, and talking in-depth in this exclusive conversation about the film and the making of it, the history behind it, and the cultural history of the Aboriginal people and its importance in the world, is director STEPHEN MAXWELL JOHNSON.
With script by Chris Anastassiades, HIGH GROUND is a powerful human drama based on just one of the many Frontier events that occurred between the British and the native Aborigines people in Australia in the early 20th Century. HIGH GROUND stars Simon Baker in this exploration of people vs power, culture and identity, and gives a new perspective to that long accepted. Baker, together with Jacob Junior Nayinggul, steal the heart and touch the soul.
Listen as Stephen talks about shooting on sacred lands in the heart of Australia, the history of the Aboriginal and indigenous peoples, the spectacular breathtaking cinematography courtesy of the land itself and cinematographer Andrew Commis, the exquisite sound design utilizing recorded ambient sounds of nature as its heartbeat, and the minimal yet cultural scoring.
This is an interview – and a film – you don’t want to miss.
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by debbie elias, exclusive interview May 6, 2021
