Kurtal: Snake Spirit - PREVIEW

Purchase: http://www.der.org/films/kurtal.html Kurtal -- Snake Spirit tells the story of Spider, a sprightly 80 year old Aboriginal elder who travels from Fitzroy Crossing into the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia to visit a jila - a sacred waterhole. Spider is one of the main custodians responsible for the practices that take place there. For the first time, he is taking his family and community elders back to his birthplace, where he will communicate with their ancestors through Kurtal, the Snake Spirit in an ancient ritual. This unique documentary examines the ongoing change faced by a remote Aboriginal community and their determination to maintain their close links to birthplace and country.

a film by Nicole Ma & Michelle Mahrer
distributed by Documentary Educational Resources

Category:

Education

Tags:

• snake
• spirit
• myth
• aborigine
• australia
• ritual
• oral
• history
• documentary
• film