       |
Filmmaker's Statements and Cast and Crew Credits
| KING'S SEAL - CO-PRODUCERS / DIRECTORS STATEMENTS Kim Mavromatis and Quenten Agius have worked together for 14 years on a number of award winning documentary and corporate projects. King's Seal is their follow up film to their highly acclaimed documentary, Sacred Ground (www.sacredground.com.au). Both films took 11 years to produce. Quenten Agius The importance of the film is to wake people up and to let people know the facts about the Letters Patent rights that were granted to Aboriginal people in South Australia. We hope that the doco is going to be well received not just as a doco but also as a learning tool for generations to come - for everyone - white and black Australians. Like all observational docos, it was a long and slow process, but at the end of the day we are proud of what we have produced as filmmakers. We give thanks to all the people who have a voice in the film, who were willing to participate and stand up for Aboriginal rights. It’s the people who stand up for our rights that will enable change to happen. We look forward to the day when the Letters Patent is recognised and enacted. Kim Mavromatis Not many people know how South Australia was established or know about the Aboriginal rights that were granted in South Australia’s founding document, the Letters Patent. What's written in the founding document can't be denied. Even the Premier of South Australia, Jay Westherill, agrees in the film that the land was stolen. Why has this secret been hidden for sooo long and why does South Australia still celebrate the establishment of the state (Proclamation Day) on the wrong date???? We started filming the doco on Feb 19 2009 (Letters Patent Anniversary) and completed the filming on Feb 23 2014. We self-funded the filming (5 years) and followed a number of key stories. Editing took 5.5 months (longer than expected). Like Quenten, I also would like to thank the supporting organisations and characters in the film - Stephen Goldsmith, Jeffrey Newchurch, Owen Karpany, Daniel Karpany, Lynette Crocker and all the other characters who made the film possible - who gave us unique access and trusted us with their stories. It was Patrick Byrt who first introduced us to the Letters Patent and he was our key go-to person when it came to the Letters Patent. I’d also like to sincerely thank the broadcaster and film agencies who gave us fantastic support : NITV, who licensed the film, and Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation, who funded development and post production. We are really proud of this film - it gives people of little voice, a voice. * All images, artwork and videos on this site are Copyright. |
 Jeffrey Newchurch |  Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith |
 Daniel and Owen Karpany |  Lynette Crocker |
 Bobby Brown |  Vincent Branson and Quenten Agius |
 45th Premier of South Australia Jay Weatherill |  Governor of South Australia, Kevin Scarce |
 Letters Patent Descendants Group |  Major Sumner and Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith |
 Patrick T Byrt |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
| Crew pics courtesy of Aussie Kanck |
| King’s Seal Closing Credits (Full list - in order of appearance) King's Seal Produced in South Australia Special Thank You to: Letters Patent Descendants, Kaurna Nation Cultural Heritage, Ngadjuri Nation Aboriginal Corp, Adjahdura Narungga Heritage, ANTaR South Australia State Records, SA Nunga Wangga Radio, Adelaide Taikurtinna (Family) Dancers Aboriginal Cultural Tours, SA Warriappendi School, The Australian, Justice & Peace Candlelight Walk Special Thank You to: Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith, Owen Karpany, Daniel Karpany, Jeffrey Newchurch, Lynette Crocker, Quenten Agius, Vincent Branson, Bobby Brown, Dylan Coleman, Lynsey Cruse, Andrew Karpany, Sam Toffe, David Thorpe, Isaac Dixon, Carlo Sansbury. Special Thank You to: Victor Wilson, Major Sumner, Patrick T Byrt, Jeff Nicholas, Tom Gara, Tauto Sansbury, Joe Mitchell, Andrew Wilson, Matilda House, Peter Lewis, Sarah McCarthy, Jodus Madrid, Christine Brown, Berg Lawyers, All participants Directors / Producers Quenten Agius / Kim Mavromatis Associate Producer / Narrator Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith Cinematographer / Editor Kim Mavromatis Writers Alexis West, Kim Mavromatis, Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith, Quenten Agius Consultant Editor Andrew Arestides ASE Sound Mixer / Facilities Scott llingworth / Best FX, Adelaide Music Composer and Sound Design Ashley Klose Music Track "Land" Written & Performed by Matthew Morrison. Supported by CASM, Adelaide Sound Recording Quenten Agius / Kim Mavromatis Musicians / Performers Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith / Major Sumner / Jamie Goldsmith / Robbie Thorpe Jr Quenten Agius / Chris Angrave Artwork Joseph Cattermole / Chris Angrave Aboriginal Consultants Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith / Quenten Agius / Jeffrey Newchurch Archival Materials State Records, SA, Art Gallery of SA, State Library of NSW National Gallery of Australia, National Film & Sound Archive, Totem 1 & 2 actually "Kite" & "Marcoo" (Maralinga) Historical Paintings Art Gallery of South Australia North Tce, Adelaide - Martha Berkeley, 1839 Aboriginal Encampment, Adelaide - Alexander Schramm, 1854 View of Adelaide from Torrens - Samuel Calvert, 1850 State Library of New South Wales Natives driven to court for trespassing - W.A. Cawthorne, 1845 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Tribe of natives on banks of Torrens, Adelaide - Alexander Schramm, 1850 Letters Patent Research Patrick T Byrt Additional Camera Gavin Blieschke Production Admin Tracy Mavromatis Legals Justine Hall, SA / Jannali Jones, NITV / Sophie Christian, SAFC Screen Australia Project Manager Sam Griffin SAFC Production Executive Melissa Juhanson NITV Commissioning Editor Pauline Clague Produced by MAV Media Produced in Association with NITV Developed & Produced with the Assistance of SAFC Principal Investor Screen Australia Copyright 2014 MAV Media and SAFC |