I am writing a short screenplay about Molly, an aboriginal woman who has to confront her past when her grand daughter, Matilda prepares to leave their small community to attend school.

Molly’s memories echo through their last two days together as she struggles to deal with Matilda leaving. Black and white animated sequences will intersperse the film to illustrate Molly’s memories, piecing together and finally revealing her dark past.

My vision for the animated sequences has been inspired by black and white drawings, which my friend Helena drew for a short story that I wrote a number of years ago. Unfortunately I can’t say that my story did justice to her beautiful illustrations.

HP Molly
Helena Prince 1998.