Protection
“"There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in." – Graham Greene”
2018•1h 30m•Released
DramaComedy
Made collaboratively with children from public housing areas in the Illawarra on the south coast of New South Wales, Protection uses a unique blend of film and animation to tell stories about childhood - inspired by the lives and experiences of the film's adventurous and often hilarious young cast.
Director
Gemma Parsons
Studio
Beyond Empathy
Cast
Ray Santiago
Ray
Jemiah Wilson
Miah
Lewis Brown
Lewis
Bella Emmett
Bella
Jai Russell
Jai
Robina Beard
Witchy
Lully Brown
Lully
Tenika Brown
Nika
Naomi Hinton
Naomi
Ellara Igano
Ellara
Jallarah Jackson
Jallarah
Nytahlee Jackson
Tahlee
Shaniqua Pombo-Campbell
Shaniqua
Victoria Thomas
Vicky
Letayah Worthington
Tayah
Production
Company
Beyond Empathy
Company
Create NSW
Producer
Kim McConville
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