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Mark Coles Smith: ‘I came away from Mystery Road a reassembled person’

The multi-talented Mark Coles Smith discusses his experiences as a First Nations actor, producer, storyteller ... and sound designer.

3 May 2023 16:41

Silvi Vann-Wall

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Mark Coles Smith, in Mystery Road: Origin. Image: David Dare Parker.

Mark Coles Smith, who you will remember from ABC’s Mystery Road: Origin, is headlining this week at the Screen Forever conference on the Gold Coast.

Coles Smith sat down for a chat with ScreenHub ahead of the conference.

Screen Forever 37 is on now on the Gold Coast.

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Silvi Vann-Wall

Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com

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