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The Moogai does what many modern horror movies fail to do. Jon Bell's new horror film grapples directly with the legacy of the government's theft of Aboriginal children from their families ...
The first half of Jon Bell’s The Moogai made me think it could be in the running for the title of Ultimate Aussie Horror Flick. It is a certifiably Australian horror film. It is also one of very ...
Filmmaker Jon Bell says his horror film The Moogai (2024) is a love letter to the Aboriginal women in his family. Interweaving the history of the Stolen Generations with Aboriginal lore ...
The Moogai is written and directed by Australian filmmaker Jon Bell, making his feature directorial debut by adapting his own short film from a few years before. Produced by Kristina Ceyton ...
Jon Bell’s “The Moogai” was Saturday named winner of the Film Prize at Western Australia’s CinefestOZ festival. With a cash award of A$100,000 ($67,000), it is one of the richest film ...
Sarah and Fergus, a hopeful young Aboriginal couple, give birth to their second baby. But what should be a joyous time of their lives becomes sinister when Sarah starts seeing a malevolent spirit ...
Written and directed by Jon Bell, The Moogai stars Shari Sebbens, Meyne Wyatt, Tessa Rose, Bella Heathcote and Toby Leonard Moore. Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings, Mitchell Stanley serve as ...
1 month - Sarah and Fergus, a hopeful young Aboriginal couple, give birth to their second baby. But what should be a joyous time of their lives becomes sinister when Sarah starts seeing a ...
Sarah and Fergus, a hopeful young Aboriginal couple, give birth to their second baby. But what should be a joyous time of their lives becomes sinister when Sarah starts seeing a malevolent spirit ...
The Indigenous horror film The Moogai is about a child-stealing spirit. Credit: AAP Image/Supplied by Causeway Films, Elise Lockwood. Credit: SUPPLIED BY CAUSEWAY FILMS/PR IMAGE Jon Bell grew up ...