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Roderick MacKay is a visual storyteller who debuted his feature film The Furnace at the 77th Venice Film Festival. He also wrote and directed short films such as Trigger and Factory 293.
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The Furnace. (2020 film) The Furnace is a 2020 Australian adventure drama film written and directed by Roderick MacKay. Set in the Western Australian outback during the goldrushes of the 1890s, the film's characters include "Afghan" cameleers, a white gold thief, and local Aboriginal people. It was nominated for several AACTA Awards .
Sep 14, 2021 · The Furnace is a 2020 film directed and written by Roderick MacKay, set in the Western Australian outback during the gold rushes of the 1890s. It stars Ahmed Malek as a young Afghan cameleer who joins a bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.
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Sep 16, 2020 · Roderick MacKay directs and writes a revisionist Western set in 19th century Australia, featuring an Afghani camel driver and a gold thief. The film explores racial sensitivity, friendship and survival in a harsh colonialist environment.
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Roderick MacKay’s debut feature The Furnace has been hailed as a compelling, ambitious and meticulously researched exploration of a little-known slice of Australian history following the world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. Critics praised the performances of Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek as Hanif, a wide-eyed young Afghan ...
Roderick MacKay is at #FREDFilmRadio to present his new film #THEFURNACE, at #Venezia77.Interview by David Martos. FOR MORE PODCAST INTERVIEWS: http://fred.f...
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