The House-Opening (1980)

Directed by

Judith MacDougall

Genre

documentary

Country

Australia

Runtime

42 min

Elsewhere

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How it feels

This documentary covers a house-opening ceremony in an Aboriginal community. It shows how the family and community handle a death through a ritual that mixes old and new traditions. The film includes the widow's own thoughts and commentary.

informativepersonalearnestobservationalquietreflectiveculturally specifictruthful

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