Wittenoom
World Premiere
Australia 2006 / 13min.
Director Caro MacDonald / Producer Steve Thomas
In the outback town of Wittenoom, life is becoming increasingly insular. The government claims this ex-asbestos mining town is polluted, attempting to shut the town by bulldozing buildings and cutting off power. Now nature is taking over. Yet eight determined residents of the once-boomtown remain.
A lyrical observational film about a dying town.
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Awards
- Special Mention, International Short Documentary, DOCNZ 2007