Black magic

This is a film about sport and top Aboriginal sportsmen. It is predominantly an account of the creative use of sport made by the Noongar people of Western Australia’s south-west to advance their status. Through interviews with top sportsmen like the Krakouer brothers in Victorian Football League and Archie Jones, the runner of the 1920s, the film establishes that the motivation to succeed in sport arises from a moral desire to be accepted and recognised.

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Credits

producer

Paul Roberts

co-director

Frank Rijavec

Paul Roberts

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300206

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australian athletes

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Australian football

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Jones, Archie

People → Jones, Archie

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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