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By his own admission, Dylan River had “big boots to fill” in directing the ABC’s upcoming Mystery Road: Origin.
He joins a line of respected Indigenous directors to have worked on the franchise, from its creator Ivan Sen, who made the original film and sequel Goldstone, to Rachel Perkins who shot season one, and Wayne Blair and Warwick Thornton, River’s father, who helmed the second.
If that wasn’t enough pressure, River knew he was handling a property with an ardent fanba...