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‘The Moogai’ Reveals The Real-Life Horror of Stolen Aboriginal Children — and Could Be Australia’s ‘Get Out’
The Moogai, a creature hell-bent on stealing children, means both “Boogeyman” and “white man" to the Aboriginal people.
Bell opens his new movie “ The Moogai ” — premiering at this year’s Sundance midnight selections — by putting audiences in the middle of one of these traumatic moments, a flashback in which Aboriginal children at play with their mothers are suddenly pursued by heartless men in suits, hoping to snatch them up. He cites his love of American movies from the ‘80s that feature an “unstoppable threat” — like Freddy Krueger, Xenomorphs and Michael Myers — as inspirations to keep audiences scared, even as he was telling a culturally relevant story. Just as Jordan Peele’s 2017 film “Get Out” was able to make a splash with the popcorn crowd while forcing audiences to think critically about the dark side of American history, “The Moogai” could have a similar impact in Australia — whether they’re ready for that discussion or not.
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