Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)
- 13290 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:30:00 @ ACMI 1
- 40174 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:00:00 @ MIFF Play (Streaming)
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Director: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne
Producer: Matthew Thorne, Patrick Graham
Screenwriter: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne
Cinematographer: Andre Gough
Composer: Jed Silver
Viewer Advice: Contains stroboscopic imagery, strong impact suicide themes within First Nations communities.
The winner of the Berlinale’s Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film) and Teddy Award for Best Short Film depicts a Yankunytjatjara man’s search for belonging.
Fed up with life in Adelaide, Derik Lynch returns to Country in Aputula, a remote community in the Northern Territory, seeking spiritual healing. The journey triggers memories of his childhood and of his struggle to reconcile his identity as a queer man, an artist and an initiated Anangu community member. With stunning cinematography, rhythmic editing and a powerful voiceover, the film – co-directed by Lynch and Matthew Thorne – weaves together past and present in a deeply moving examination of homecoming, storytelling and self-acceptance.