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Cheeky Dog
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Title:
Cheeky Dog
NFSA ID
1021476
Year
2005
Courtesy
Ronin Films
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
Dion Beasley is an Indigenous teenager who is deaf and has muscular dystrophy. He lives with his family in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.
His teachers and carers, including Joie Boulter, encourage Dion's drawing, particularly as a way of expressing his fascination with dogs.
Joie and others launch the successful Cheeky Dog label in Darwin, using drawings by Dion on T-shirts and other product, with royalties going back to a trust fund set up for Dion's benefit.
Dion's family hope that this business will create security and financial stability for his future. At the same time, the designs are a striking vehicle for Dion's distinctive talent and his sense of humour.
This delightful portrait of Dion includes charming sequences in which his drawings are animated.
Director
Dena Curtis
Executive Producer
Rachel Clements
Series Producer
Barbara Clifford
Camera Operator and Sound Recordist
Robyn Nardoo
Editor
Dena Curtis
Music
Warren Williams
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.