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Kurtal : Snake Spirit. Nicole Ma, Michelle Mahrer, réal

Ma, Nicole 2004

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  • Titre:
    Kurtal : Snake Spirit. Nicole Ma, Michelle Mahrer, réal
  • Auteur: Ma, Nicole
  • Éditeur: Watertown : Documentary Educational Resources éd., distrib., 2004
  • Sujets: Films documentaires -- Océanie;
    Anthropologie visuelle;
    Australie;
    Films ethnographiques -- Australie
  • Notes: Copyright : Australian Film Commision ; Cinemadia Corporation ; Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency ; Aboriginal Corporation ; Screen West and Nicola Ma Productions, cop. 1995
    Film en version originale en anglais.
  • Résumé: Kurtal – Snake Spirit tells the story of Spider, a sprightly 80 year old Aboriginal elder who travels from Fitzroy Crossing into the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia to visit a jila - a sacred waterhole. Spider is one of the main custodians responsible for the practices that take place there. For the first time, he is taking his family and community elders back to his birthplace, where he will communicate with their ancestors through Kurtal, the Snake Spirit in an ancient ritual. This unique documentary examines the ongoing change faced by a remote Aboriginal community and their determination to maintain their close links to birthplace and country. It shows the passing on of traditional knowledge from father to son and grandson, and the vital and sustained connection to ancestry and customs. It is a celebration of strong tradition and culture thriving through the spirit and willingness of the next generation.To Spider and his community, Kurtal is not only a snake spirit but also their dreaming song. It has powerful and mysterious forces at work. Water in the desert means life and Kurtal is a "living water". When people who were born at Kurtal die, their spirit returns to the waterhole. Spider is one of the remaining elders born at Kurtal and a key custodian responsible for the practices that take place there. For the first time, Spider is taking his family back to Kurtal to visit their ancestors' spirits. Kurtal – Snake Spirit explores the evolution of the Aboriginal culture. It shows not the dying out of these ancient ceremonies but the need for them to be carried on by the younger generations. The spirit is strong in the elders to pass on their traditions and the spirit is strong in the younger generations to take these traditions and keep them alive and vital.
  • Langue: Australian languages;Anglais
  • Date d'édition: 2004
  • Desc. matérielle: Format image : 4/3. 1 DVD vidéo monoface simple couche zone 0 (28min) : coul. (SECAM)
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