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Tony Briggs (born 3 July 1967) is an Aboriginal Australian actor. He is best known for creating the stage play The Sapphires (later a 2012 film), which tells the true story of an Aboriginal singing girl group who toured Vietnam during the war. Briggs is also a former track and field athlete.
Tony Briggs is known for his roles on Ocean Girl, The Circuit, Wentworth and The Sapphires. He also created the stage play The Sapphires, which was adapted into a film in 2012.
23 de mar. de 2013 · A new film, The Sapphires, is loosely based on their story. Its plot might seem improbable, but Tony Briggs, who wrote the screenplay, knows just how true it is: One of the original, real-life...
Tony Briggs is an actor, writer, producer and theatre performer who created the stage play and film The Sapphires, based on his mother's life. He also appeared in TV shows such as Ocean Girl, The Circuit, Wentworth and Cleverman.
The Sapphires is an Australian play written by Tony Briggs and directed by Wesley Enoch. It is set in 1968 (a year after the referendum, which symbolically expanded the rights of Aboriginal people) and it tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Yorta Yorta women who tour Vietnam during the war.
Tony Briggs’ body of work over the last (thirty) years represents a collision of iconic imagery that epitomises how underground youth culture has now become the mainstream. You won’t find a photographer with more range and experience, he's the genuine article in a world teeming with impostors.
Curated by Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) / Yorta Yorta screen creative and actor Tony Briggs (creator & writer of The Sapphires ), the Festival will present over 90 beautiful, raw, inspiring and heartbreaking feature length and short films from across the world.
