DOCU/SHORT

Living in the Shadows

Year
2013
Country
Australia
Duration
4’
Director
David Maurice Smith

In the remote Australian town of Wilcannia, the Aboriginal community, the Barkindji people live in the shadows. Stereotyped and condemned, the community endures. Weakened by generations of suffering, unemployment, and poverty, in conditions on par with that of many third world nations, the Barkindji people cling to the few remaining shreds of their cultural fabric and identity. A testament to their resilience and courage. The Barkindji community serves as a confronting example of the wrongs inflicted on the Australian Aboriginal peoples through colonization and its contemporary systemic manifestations of apathy, violence, alcohol and drug abuse.

Production and Sales
Pale Fire, Christopher Baron, +61 404 479 139, [email protected], www.christopherbaron.tv
Director
David Maurice Smith

David Maurice Smith is a Sydney-based documentary photographer from Canada. His work is informed by his previous 10-year career in social work supporting individuals in disadvantaged communities. It's this experience working with those on the fringe of society that has shaped a very intimate style of shooting and desire to explore personal stories. His belief in the power of effective visual storytelling has led him to embrace the mediums of audio and video to accompany his still imagery.

Selected Filmography

Living in the Shadows (2013)

Cinema House, Blue Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Positive
DOCU/SHORT
Positive
Year
2013
Country
Ukraine
Director
Polina Kelm
Duration
28’
DOCU/SHORT
There Is peace?
DOCU/SHORT
There Is peace?
Year
2013
Country
Spain
Director
Unai Aranzadi
Duration
32’
DOCU/SHORT
Joanna
DOCU/SHORT
Joanna
Year
2013
Country
Poland
Director
Aneta Kopacz
Duration
45’
DOCU/SHORT
Sodiq
DOCU/SHORT
Sodiq
Year
2013
Country
UK
Director
Adeyemi Michael
Duration
44’
DOCU/SHORT
Yabuki-machi
DOCU/SHORT
Yabuki-machi
Year
2012
Country
France
Director
Mitsuaki Saito
Duration
33’
DOCU/SHORT
Filmstripe
DOCU/SHORT
Filmstripe
Year
2012
Country
Canada
Director
John Blouin
Duration
18’
DOCU/SHORT
Liza, Go Home!
DOCU/SHORT
Liza, Go Home!
Year
2012
Country
Lithuania, Estonia
Director
Oksana Buraja
Duration
28’
DOCU/SHORT
Mom
DOCU/SHORT
Mom
Year
2013
Country
Russia
Director
Lidia Sheinina
Duration
28’
DOCU/SHORT
Shrove Sunday
DOCU/SHORT
Shrove Sunday
Year
2013
Country
Russia
Director
Dina Barinova
Duration
32’
DOCU/SHORT
Srulik
DOCU/SHORT
Srulik
Year
2012
Country
Israel
Director
Noa Levin
Duration
14’
DOCU/SHORT
Taxi for Two
DOCU/SHORT
Taxi for Two
Year
2013
Country
Canada
Director
Dan Popa
Duration
14’
DOCU/SHORT
Vegas
DOCU/SHORT
Vegas
Year
2013
Country
UK
Director
Lukasz Konopa
Duration
24’
DOCU/SHORT
With Open Eyes
DOCU/SHORT
With Open Eyes
Year
2013
Country
Sweden
Director
Erik Bäfving
Duration
14’
DOCU/SHORT
6 vs. 6
DOCU/SHORT
6 vs. 6
Year
2012
Country
Germany
Director
Pius Neumaier
Duration
8’
DOCU/SHORT
Dèfriche
DOCU/SHORT
Dèfriche
Year
2013
Country
Canada
Director
Noémie Brassard
Duration
14’
DOCU/SHORT