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Zach's Ceremony

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Critics Reviews

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Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 04/05/2017
3/5
This is all great, resonant subject matter, and Zach's Ceremony is absorbing despite its lapses into syrupy lyricism and a certain lack of shape. Go to Full Review David Stratton The Australian 03/31/2017
4/5
Zach's Ceremony is a beautifully made and insightful documentary study of Zachariah Doomadgee, and was filmed over a number of years, starting in 2009 when Zach was 10. Go to Full Review Luke Buckmaster Guardian 03/28/2017
3/5
The film gets better as it goes along, as if the subjects became increasingly comfortable with the presence of cameras and crew. By the end I didn't want to say goodbye to Zach, imagining a 7 Up!-style program intermittently returning to his life. Go to Full Review Sarah Ward ArtsHub 04/10/2017
3.5/5
Personal, intimate and specific... also broad, urgent and vital, painting a portrait of what it means to be a young indigenous Australian. Go to Full Review Jim Schembri 3AW 04/07/2017
3/5
A touching time capsule of a film. Go to Full Review Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age 03/27/2017
3.5/5
The film shows the public and personal pressures confronting Zach, from the historic white dispossession to everyday racism in the schoolyard ... it captures a difficult father and son dynamic that can swing from inspiration to disappointment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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09/03/2017 This is a film every Australian should see. It is so much more than a coming-of-age film about indigenous culture, is it deep inside into Australian aboriginal people, their history, their current social situation and their connection to culture and the land. It's an incredible documentary and must-see. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Aaron Petersen

Director

Zachariah Doomadgee

Actor

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Movie Info

Director
Aaron Petersen