Two 10-year-old students are sitting at desks, the cheeky boy on the left hides a barely contained smile.

Windcatcher Open Audio Description

  • Cinema
  • Playhouse
  • Run time: 80 minutes Subject to change
  • Seating map

Australia | 2024 | English | Family | Audio Described

A special presentation of the Australian children’s film Windcatcher, from First Nations filmmaker Tanith Glynn-Maloney and writer Boyd Quakawoot.

The film will be screened with Audio Description developed by Fran Mathey and pre-recorded by Haylee Rivers for Access Media Pty Ltd. The recorded AD track will be integrated into the film screening and heard by everyone in the audience. This experience is designed to be shared.

Windcatcher is set in the heartwarming town of Herbertson, where Percy Boy, a fast-running Aboriginal boy, forms an unexpected alliance with Keithy Cobb, the newcomer and Daisy Hawkins, a daring girl. Together, the trio aim to clinch the athletics carnival title from the “Wolf Pack”— the notorious grade five bullies. As Percy Boy trains, he uncovers his unique gift of seeing Lost Souls, a gift inherited from his grandfather. But as the big day approaches, a crisis looms over Herbertson and threatens Percy Boy’s family and the town. Percy Boy must harness the support of his mates, his family and his community to face the challenge head-on. This is not just a journey about winning, but discovering the strength to make your mark. For Percy Boy, catching the wind is only the start of his great big adventure.

Image description: two 10-year-old school students are sat at desks in a classroom, the cheeky boy on the left hides a barely contained smile.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

Event details

Fun family film

Screenhub

Saturated with colour and backdropped by jaunty tunes, the world Percy Boy inhabits with his two peers is one flush with possibilities and wonder.

ABC

Cast and credits

Audio Description Writer Fran Mathey
Audio Describer Haylee Rivers
Director Tanith Glynn-Maloney
Percy Boy Collins Lennox Monaghan
Aunty Cressida Jessica Mauboy
Grandpa Collins Kelton Pell
Keithy Cobb Max Turner
Daisy Hawkins Coco Greenstone
Miss Berrick Pia Miranda
Sharon Cobb Jessica McNamee
Constable Kennedy Ngali Shaw
Aunty Prue Lisa Maza

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

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Playhouse

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