The Sapphires tells the true story of the 1960s female indigenous band who defied the odds
When Tony Briggs was a boy, his mother told him stories he did not know whether he should believe. In 1960s Australia, could an Aboriginal woman like her really have become a singing sensation and entertained the troops in Vietnam?
It was an improbable, glamorous tale and it captivated Briggs, who was later to become a performer and writer. Now, more than three decades on, he has brought the story of the unlikely showbusiness career enjoyed by his mother and his aunts to the big screen.
The Sapphires, already a box-office hit in Australia, tells of the rise of a singing group in the face of racial prejudice. Showing at a gala night at the London film festival on 15 October, it will be released in Britain next month.
"I said to the women [the band members], 'we...
When Tony Briggs was a boy, his mother told him stories he did not know whether he should believe. In 1960s Australia, could an Aboriginal woman like her really have become a singing sensation and entertained the troops in Vietnam?
It was an improbable, glamorous tale and it captivated Briggs, who was later to become a performer and writer. Now, more than three decades on, he has brought the story of the unlikely showbusiness career enjoyed by his mother and his aunts to the big screen.
The Sapphires, already a box-office hit in Australia, tells of the rise of a singing group in the face of racial prejudice. Showing at a gala night at the London film festival on 15 October, it will be released in Britain next month.
"I said to the women [the band members], 'we...
- 10/7/2012
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
ABC telemovie Mabo and its two lead actors Deborah Mailman and Jimi Bani have scooped the best film and actor categories at the 2012 Deadly Awards.
The telemovie about Eddie and Bonita Mabo (played by Bani and Mailman), and their fight for indigenous land rights, was directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, First Australians) and written by Sue Smith (Bastard Boys, Brides of Christ).
The television show of the year was awarded to Sbs series The Straits, which was set in.Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, and followed the drug-smuggling Montebello family. The cast included Rena Owen, Jimi Bani, Firass Dirani and Suzannah Bayes-Morton and Aaron Fa.Aoso.
Indigenous feel-good movie The Sapphires, which has taken more than $12 million at the box office to date, was also recognised. The original Sapphires - Beverly Briggs, Naomi Mayers, Lois Peeler, Laurel Robinson and Tony Briggs - who wrote the original...
The telemovie about Eddie and Bonita Mabo (played by Bani and Mailman), and their fight for indigenous land rights, was directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, First Australians) and written by Sue Smith (Bastard Boys, Brides of Christ).
The television show of the year was awarded to Sbs series The Straits, which was set in.Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, and followed the drug-smuggling Montebello family. The cast included Rena Owen, Jimi Bani, Firass Dirani and Suzannah Bayes-Morton and Aaron Fa.Aoso.
Indigenous feel-good movie The Sapphires, which has taken more than $12 million at the box office to date, was also recognised. The original Sapphires - Beverly Briggs, Naomi Mayers, Lois Peeler, Laurel Robinson and Tony Briggs - who wrote the original...
- 9/25/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Chris O'Dowd may be best known to audiences as the man whose delightful Irish brogue almost made us forget that there were any other characters in "Bridesmaids," but it seems his career in Hollywood is just getting started.
The actor has just signed on to appear in Australia's Goalpost Pictures' upcoming film "The Sapphires," Screen Daily reports. The movie, inspired by a true story, details the career of 1960s Aboriginal soul singers The Sapphires, who perform for troops in Vietnam during wartime.
O'Dowd will star as the talent scout who discovers the girl group, played by Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Tapsell, and Shari Sebbens.
The actor, who teams up with "Bridesmaids" producer Judd Apatow later this year in "Knocked Up" sequel "This is Forty," will also be reunited with former co-stars Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm in Jennifer Westfeldt's "Friends With Kids."
The Sapphires' story makes its...
The actor has just signed on to appear in Australia's Goalpost Pictures' upcoming film "The Sapphires," Screen Daily reports. The movie, inspired by a true story, details the career of 1960s Aboriginal soul singers The Sapphires, who perform for troops in Vietnam during wartime.
O'Dowd will star as the talent scout who discovers the girl group, played by Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Tapsell, and Shari Sebbens.
The actor, who teams up with "Bridesmaids" producer Judd Apatow later this year in "Knocked Up" sequel "This is Forty," will also be reunited with former co-stars Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm in Jennifer Westfeldt's "Friends With Kids."
The Sapphires' story makes its...
- 8/15/2011
- by Sarah Crow
- NextMovie
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