What year was Satellite Boy released?
2012
What is the name of the young boy who is the main character?
Pete
Who is Jubi
Pete's grandfather
What is Pete's grandfather's name?
Jubi
What is Pete's best friends' name?
Kalmain
Who directed Satellite Boy?
Catriona McKenzie
Where do Pete and Jubi live?
An old drive in theatre in The Kimberley's WA
What is the main problem Pete and Jubi face on their land?
A mining company wants to develop the land
Where was most of Satellite Boy filmed?
The Kimberley region, WA
Why do the boys leave the road and get lost?
Kalmain doesn't want to get caught by the police
Why do Pete and Kalmain leave for the city?
To save Pete's home from being destroyed.
How does Pete fix the flat tyre?
He packed the tyre with grass.
How does Pete start a fire in the woods?
He uses a chip packet
What animal has Jubi hunted at the start of the film?
A goanna
What do Pete and Kalmain destroy?
A van
Where does Pete's mum want to move to?
Perth
What course is Pete's mum studying?
To be a beautician
What does Jubi do with the sand once he finished his story?
He clears the sand away with his hand.
Who does Pete choose to live with?
Jubi on country
What does Pete do at the end of the film?
Celebration dance around the campfire.
What is diegetic sound?
Sounds that are a part of the story, that the characters can interact with.
Sound that is added after production, that characters cannot hear such as voice overs and music
What can the fire symbolise in Satellite Boy?
What song is played/ sung at the start of the film?
Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star
What is Satellite Boy an allegory for?
European colonisation in Australia, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dispossession of land.