Blood Brothers: Jardiwarnpa - A Warlpiri Fire Ceremony
MovieTitle | Blood Brothers: Jardiwarnpa - A Warlpiri Fire Ceremony |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1993 |
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Director | Ned Lander |
Production country | US |
Run time | 57 min. |
Law man Darby Jampinjimpa Ross and other Warlpiri elders introduce us to their community's fire ceremony. Made with the close co-operation of the outback Warlpiri community of Yuendumu, the film follows the staging of the ceremony, involving hundreds of people, over several weeks - part of the process of retaining traditional law and culture within the community. Anthropologists describe the ceremony as a means of resolving personal conflicts in society; the elders speak of paying tribute to their ancestors.