Black Magic
Black Magic

Black Magic

10.0

0 hr 55 min

1988-07-01

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Although about top Aboriginal sportsmen, BLACK MAGIC is more than a film about sport. It is an account of the creative use of sport made by the Noongar people of Western Australia's south-west to advance their people's standing. Denied access to other areas of social life like most Aboriginal communities at the time, the Noongars, from as early as 1920, channelled the natural talent of their young people into the arena of competitive sport, notably running, boxing and football. Competitive sport, as filmmaker Paul Roberts notes, is 'an open gate, a universal rite of passage, an opportunity to achieve recognition and acceptance.'

Documentary

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Merlene Mead

Merlene Mead

Presenter

Stephen Michael

Stephen Michael

Self

Charles Kickett

Charles Kickett

Self

Glen Colbung

Glen Colbung

Self

Eric Hayward

Eric Hayward

Self

Angus Wallam

Angus Wallam

Self

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