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Dipped in Black
Teddy Award 2023 | Trans Short | Teddy Award Winner | Iris Prize: Shortlist 2024 | Flare 2024 | 2022
Original Title
Marungka Tjalatjunu- Director: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne
- Writer: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne
- Producer: Graham Duncan, Patrick Graham, Cameron Gray, Corey Gray, Justin Kurzel, Christiana Roberts, Matthew Thorne
CGiii Comment
Mmmm....authenticity comes to mind!?!
Not totally convinced that this is what it purports to be!
Besides, good photography, stupendously boring film.
Trailer...
Dipped In Black - Official Trailer from The POOL COLLECTIVE on Vimeo.
The(ir) Blurb...
Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) follows Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch's road trip back to Country for spiritual healing, as memories from his childhood return. A journey from the oppression of white city life in Adelaide, back home to his remote Anangu Community (Aputula) to perform on sacred Inma ground. Inma is a traditional form of storytelling using the visual, verbal, and physical. It is how Anangu Tjukurpa (story connected to country / dreaming / myth / lore) have been passed down for over 60,000+ years from generation to generation.
Cast & Characters
Derik Lynch (as Self)