CATH MOORE WRITES...
across print, prose and film & TV.
CATH MOORE...
is an award winning screenwriter whose work has been screened on ABC, SBS and Channel 7. She has written for sketch comedy, children’s television, documentary and drama. She also writes for The Sunday Age and is a published author both academic and literary. She is also a singer/songwriter and screen story developer.
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PROSE...
 Books |  Man with Book |  Piles of Books |
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 Woman Typing |  Woman Writing |  Notebook |
METAL FISH, FALLING SNOW
Metal Fish, Falling Snow is a warm, funny and highly original portrait of a young girl’s search for identity and her struggle to deal with grief. Through families lost and found, this own-voices story celebrates the resilience of the human heart and our need to know who we truly are.
MORE PRESS
MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL
Aug 12, 2020
As part of the MWF blog, in conversation with the amazing Wai Chim.
GROWING UP AFRICAN IN AUSTRALIA
Cath recounts her experiences growing up with a white single mother in the Anglo middle class suburbs of Canberra and how she found a way into her skin.
PRINT MEDIA...
BELOW YOU CAN FIND LINKS TO NEWSPAPER COLUMNS AND ONLINE ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS.
IS THIS OUR WATERSHED MOMENT?
June 27, 2020
A reflection on Australia's own battle with racial inequity and violence.
THE SKINS I AM IN
March, 2018
An interview with The Pin on the blessings and burdens of having mixed heritage.
THE OTHER ME
March, 2020
In a parallel universe, my better self is making up for my real life neuroses.
MORE PRINT MEDIA
MULTI-COLOURED FAMILY
Oct 28, 2016
What do kids pick up about difference in a family with diverse shades of skin colour?
RESOLVE IN A TIME OF COVID
April, 2020
What new skills and aspirations can be found during lockdown?
MORE PRINT MEDIA
MULTI-COLOURED FAMILY
Oct 28, 2016
What do kids pick up about difference in a family with diverse shades of skin colour?
RESOLVE IN A TIME OF COVID
April, 2020
What new skills and aspirations can be found during lockdown?
FILM AND TV
Below you can find information on current projects and links to previous work.
THE PEN LICENCE
NINE-YEAR-OLD TIANA KNOWS IT WILL TAKE A MIRACLE TO GET HER PEN LICENCE. SHE'S FALLEN BEHIND IN CLASS, HER WRITING LOOPS ARE A MESS, AND THE PRESSURE'S REALLY ON.
BETWEEN UPSTROKES AND CROSSBARS TIANA SOON REALISES IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING PERFECT, BUT IS PERSISTENCE REALLY ENOUGH?
SHARE IN THIS HEART-WARMING JOURNEY AS TIANA AND HER CLASSMATES STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE A COMING OF AGE RITUAL EXPERIENCED BY EVERY AUSTRALIAN CHILD.
As seen on ABC ME.
Special Mention at the San Francisco Film Festival (2019).
New York Children's Film Festival (2019)
SWING (SHORT FILM)
SWING tells the story of an unlikely friendship borne of mutual isolation. Sarah rallies against her family and seeks independence through a part-time job helping a blind war veteran. Initially cagey and defensive, the pair find they have more in common than they expect.
AWARDS Best Short Film, Adelaide Film Festival (Audience Vote) 2007 / Best Short Film, St Kilda Film Festival 2007 / Best Short Film (Nominee) AFI Awards 2007.
MUSIC
HERE YOU CAN FIND MY LATEST COLLABORATIONS AND BACK CATALOGUE.