The Sharkcallers of Kontu (1982)
- Directed by
- Dennis O'Rourke
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An Australian documentary about shark callers in Papua New Guinea who hunt the mako shark. They believe the sharks house the spirits of their ancestors, so the hunt connects them to their heritage.
spiritualmeditativesomberobservationalcontemplativegroundedceremonialintimate
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