Sacred vandals

Australia, 1984

Film
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A film about women who follow their obsessions, taking dreams and illnesses as signs that they must find places in nature - rocks, trees, groves - that have special connection with their ancestors. They challenge the established order of things on the small depopulated island of Hatoma (Japan) and exert their spiritual power and leadership through subversive means. Focuses on three women, all of whom left the island long ago, but still retain a strong attachment to it, and who return to it regularly to perform their rituals.

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Credits

production company

Australian Film Commission. Creative Development Branch

Japan Foundation

producer/director

Solrun Hoaas

Duration

00:55:08:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323860

Languages

English

Japanese

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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