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Windcatcher

A ten-year-old Aboriginal boy and his friends try to defeat bullies at a school carnival and become heroes.

Director

Tanith Glynn-Maloney

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Screen Australia,VicScreen,Screen Queensland,The Australian Children's Television Foundation,The Post Lounge,Unless Pictures,Every Cloud Productions,Stan

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Homepage

https://www.stan.com.au/watch/windcatcher-2024

Percy Boy Collins

Lennox Monaghan

Aunty Cressida

Grandpa Collins

Keithy Cobb

Daisy Hawkins

Coco Greenstone

Miss Berrick

Sharon Cobb

Jessica McNamee

Aunty Prue

Ben

Lost Lady in White

Terminal Velocity Announcer

Luca

Bus Driver

Curly Hawkins

Mrs. Carrol

Mr. Saxby

Daniel Humphris

Lou

Marta Kaczmarek

Lost Soldier

Carl

Dodger Davis

Constable Kennedy

Raymond Davis

Gabe

Michael

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- Morning!
Morning! Nice shirt. One, please. - Windcatcher

- Morning! Morning! Nice shirt. One, please.

- Bit quiet.
- Mmm. Did you hear? - Windcatcher

- Bit quiet. - Mmm. Did you hear?

Someone stole Mrs. Carrol's lemons
from the tree yesterday. - Windcatcher

Someone stole Mrs. Carrol's lemons from the tree yester...

We'll never win like this.
Come on, Percy Boy! - Windcatcher

We'll never win like this. Come on, Percy Boy!

Crackles reckons you're in big trouble. - Windcatcher

Crackles reckons you're in big trouble.

Bank robbery? Murder? - Windcatcher

Bank robbery? Murder?

"Twenty bucks or the gnome gets it.
Details on the back." - Windcatcher

"Twenty bucks or the gnome gets it. Details on the back...

Cressida, I want you to know that I've
smoothed this over with the gnome's owner. - Windcatcher

Cressida, I want you to know that I've smoothed this ov...

I am your new fire sergeant. - Windcatcher

I am your new fire sergeant.

Yes, I heard. I hear you've-- - Windcatcher

Yes, I heard. I hear you've--

Or are you hanging around
for Constable Kennedy? - Windcatcher

Or are you hanging around for Constable Kennedy?

Probably be good to make yourself scarce
for a couple of days. - Windcatcher

Probably be good to make yourself scarce for a couple of day...

You know, shoes used to last forever.
If you didn't run so much... - Windcatcher

You know, shoes used to last forever. If you didn't run...

- I am not wearing sandals.
Suit yourself. - Windcatcher

- I am not wearing sandals. Suit yourself.

Remember, Percy Boy, - Windcatcher

Remember, Percy Boy,

Percy Boy Collins, - Windcatcher

Percy Boy Collins,

Okay, now, class,
we have a very special visitor today. - Windcatcher

Okay, now, class, we have a very special visitor today.

Everybody please say good morning
to Fire Chief Sharon Cobb. - Windcatcher

Everybody please say good morning to Fire Chief Sharon Cobb.

Good morning,
Fire Chief Sharon Cobb! - Windcatcher

Good morning, Fire Chief Sharon Cobb!

Ah, Ben Duncan! You can go wait for me
at the Principal's office, please. - Windcatcher

Ah, Ben Duncan! You can go wait for me at the Principal'...

Well, we get down low and we go, go, go.
Repeat after me. - Windcatcher

Well, we get down low and we go, go, go. Repeat after me.

Because when there's a bushfire,
that's different, isn't it? - Windcatcher

Because when there's a bushfire, that's different,...

- Well, it's in the old school hall.
Ah. - Windcatcher

- Well, it's in the old school hall. Ah.

Herbertson is, after all,
a fire-prone area. - Windcatcher

Herbertson is, after all, a fire-prone area.

I'm so sorry about Percy Boy.
I... I had no idea about his parents. - Windcatcher

I'm so sorry about Percy Boy. I... I had no idea about ...

- A bushfire? I mean, of all things.
- You weren't to know. - Windcatcher

- A bushfire? I mean, of all things. - You weren't to k...

Hey, I was thinking of cheering him up.
Maybe Keithy could come for a sleepover? - Windcatcher

Hey, I was thinking of cheering him up. Maybe Keithy could c...

I thought
you might like some company! - Windcatcher

I thought you might like some company!

Who's that?
Wouldn't have a clue, bruss. - Windcatcher

Who's that? Wouldn't have a clue, bruss.

Terminal Velocity...
Technologically advanced - Windcatcher

Terminal Velocity... Technologically advanced

Oh, and don't go watchin'
them late-night films on SBS. Alright? - Windcatcher

Oh, and don't go watchin' them late-night films on...

Me and my dad used to watch
kung-fu movies like this all the time. - Windcatcher

Me and my dad used to watch kung-fu movies like this all the...

My dad was always away with work.
He didn't do anything with me. - Windcatcher

My dad was always away with work. He didn't do anything...

Like, last holiday,
we went to Mount Kosciuszko. - Windcatcher

Like, last holiday, we went to Mount Kosciuszko.

I used to try and catch the leaves
and the grass the wind used to blow. - Windcatcher

I used to try and catch the leaves and the grass the wind us...

I went to go get help...
but I was too slow. - Windcatcher

I went to go get help... but I was too slow.

- What? Nothing?
- Nuh. - Windcatcher

- What? Nothing? - Nuh.

Let's get
our spelling books out - Windcatcher

Let's get our spelling books out

Where have you been?
Recess is nearly over. - Windcatcher

Where have you been? Recess is nearly over.

- Keithy...
- It's alright. I wanted to do this. - Windcatcher

- Keithy... - It's alright. I wanted to do this.

Nuh. We'll go and get it back.
That's from your dad. - Windcatcher

Nuh. We'll go and get it back. That's from your da...

Dodger's like my Dad...
... he doesn't do returns. - Windcatcher

Dodger's like my Dad... ... he doesn't do returns.

Besides, I don't need it.
I got something better. - Windcatcher

Besides, I don't need it. I got something better.

So this horse is a knight.
And this is...? - Windcatcher

So this horse is a knight. And this is...?

- A prawn?
- No, a pawn. - Windcatcher

- A prawn? - No, a pawn.

- What is wrong with you?
Scaredy-cats! - Windcatcher

- What is wrong with you? Scaredy-cats!

Yes, you are. You're scared of ghosts. - Windcatcher

Yes, you are. You're scared of ghosts.

Oh, here. Yes. Ooh... - Windcatcher

Oh, here. Yes. Ooh...

Dad? - Windcatcher

- I couldn't save him.
- What? - Windcatcher

- I couldn't save him. - What?

That night. The fire. I ran to get help. - Windcatcher

That night. The fire. I ran to get help.

No, Percy Boy.
That night of the fires you was with me. - Windcatcher

No, Percy Boy. That night of the fires you was with me.

Come on. Get up. We got a big day ahead. - Windcatcher

Come on. Get up. We got a big day ahead.

There's so much I could tell you
about my father and who he was. - Windcatcher

There's so much I could tell you about my father and wh...

But if you're here today listening to me,
then you already know who he was. - Windcatcher

But if you're here today listening to me, then you alre...

And his humour always came from
his quietness and his wisdom. - Windcatcher

And his humour always came from his quietness and his wisdom...

And there was always an upside
for him and for others in his humour. - Windcatcher

And there was always an upside for him and for others in his...

If he was here right now,
he'd probably say... - Windcatcher

If he was here right now, he'd probably say...

"Enjoy that feed." - Windcatcher

"Enjoy that feed."

He's probably toddled off
to Garrison's Farm. - Windcatcher

He's probably toddled off to Garrison's Farm.

It's okay. How 'bout we go look for him? - Windcatcher

It's okay. How 'bout we go look for him?

And he used to tell me,
when I was younger, to... - Windcatcher

And he used to tell me, when I was younger, to...

Keep your head down, chin up
and your fists to yourself. - Windcatcher

Keep your head down, chin up and your fists to yourself.

So, please, think of Dad
with a tear today... - Windcatcher

So, please, think of Dad with a tear today...

- This is our spot.
- Let's just go back to mine. - Windcatcher

- This is our spot. - Let's just go back to mine.

At... home.
- What's wrong? - Windcatcher

At... home. - What's wrong?

Quick. He's having an asthma attack.
Get help. - Windcatcher

Quick. He's having an asthma attack. Get help.

I'm just gonna put this oxygen mask
on for you. There you go. - Windcatcher

I'm just gonna put this oxygen mask on for you. There y...

Let's make this the last time
you ride in the back of my car, hey? - Windcatcher

Let's make this the last time you ride in the back of m...

- Power's been cut off.
- Why? - Windcatcher

- Power's been cut off. - Why?

Look, Percy,
I had to pay for Pop's funeral. - Windcatcher

Look, Percy, I had to pay for Pop's funeral.

Yeah, I was in hospital for
two days. At least the food was alright. - Windcatcher

Yeah, I was in hospital for two days. At least the food was ...

Jeez, you must've been really sick
for the food to taste good. - Windcatcher

Jeez, you must've been really sick for the food to tast...

I don't need the stupid shoes.
I need Mum and Dad's car. - Windcatcher

I don't need the stupid shoes. I need Mum and Dad'...

- Where do you think he is?
- Mmm... dunno. - Windcatcher

- Where do you think he is? - Mmm... dunno.

I just want to say I'm really sorry. - Windcatcher

I just want to say I'm really sorry.

We've just been alerted that there is
a bushfire on the outskirts of Herbertson. - Windcatcher

We've just been alerted that there is a bushfire on the...

If you can find your teacher,
line up in alphabetical order - Windcatcher

If you can find your teacher, line up in alphabetical order

Are you alright? - Windcatcher

Are you alright?

I need you guys to do everything
Miss Berrick says, okay? - Windcatcher

I need you guys to do everything Miss Berrick says, okay?

Hear that?
You three, look out for each other. - Windcatcher

Hear that? You three, look out for each other.

We'd better
get to the old school hall. - Windcatcher

We'd better get to the old school hall.

Are you okay?
My mum and Aunty Cressy will be fine. - Windcatcher

Are you okay? My mum and Aunty Cressy will be fine.

Yeah, I'd hate to be the fire
messing with those two. - Windcatcher

Yeah, I'd hate to be the fire messing with those two.

No. It's okay. You mob stay here
and I'll keep looking. Okay? - Windcatcher

No. It's okay. You mob stay here and I'll keep loo...

She'll be at Garrison's Farm,
looking for Crackles. - Windcatcher

She'll be at Garrison's Farm, looking for Crackles...

No, they're locked!
- Here's one! Keithy, you ride with Daisy! - Windcatcher

No, they're locked! - Here's one! Keithy, you ride...

We've got to get out of here!
Come on, Aunty Prue! - Windcatcher

We've got to get out of here! Come on, Aunty Prue!

We can seal ourselves in the mine shaft
with a door from the old rust bucket. - Windcatcher

We can seal ourselves in the mine shaft with a door from the...

I can do it.
You two, get Aunty Prue in the mine shaft! - Windcatcher

I can do it. You two, get Aunty Prue in the mine shaft!

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A ten-year-old Aboriginal boy and his friends try to defeat bullies at a school carnival and become heroes.

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Director: Tanith Glynn-Maloney

Writer: Boyd Quakawoot

Production: Screen Australia,VicScreen,Screen Queensland,The Australian Children's Television Foundation,The Post Lounge,Unless Pictures,Every Cloud Productions,Stan

Genre: family

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Mar 2024

Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.stan.com.au/watch/windcatcher-2024