FILM SYNOPSIS:

Three years ago, life was good for Amy Enker, daughter of rock star Will Enker. But today, a visit to their outback homestead by two well-meaning welfare officers, prompt Tanya, mother of the now eight year old Amy, to move to the city where help can be found for her daughter.

Amy is deaf and mute and, in her new inner urban environment, she is shunned by most, embraced by some and ignored by the rest. Her mother takes her to all manner of specialists, but it is from an unlikely source – a drop out musician, Robert, from across the street, that Amy finally breaks through her self-enforced silence.

But Amy’s journey is not complete – after being chased from her home by a drunken neighbor to the streets, she finally unlocks the secret from her past. Special Grand Jury Prize 1999 Cannes Film Festival

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY:

Nadia Tass is one of Australia’s most respected and unique filmmakers. In the 1960’s Tass came to Melbourne from Macedonia, where she began acting and later directing theatre.

Tass directed her first feature film, “Malcolm”, in 1986. Her classical training both in Australia and in her home country helped her bring a fine mix of comedy and tragedy to her characters. The film received critical acclaim throughout the world. In Australia it won eight Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Director and Best Film. That same year Nadia Tass and David Parker won the prestigious Byron Kennedy Award for the pursuit of excellence.