Where to watch · United States
Stream
via JustWatch · IP Geolocation by DB-IP
The House-Opening (1980)
Directed by Judith MacDougall
Documentary · 42m
When Geraldine Kawanka’s husband died, she and her children left their house at Aurukun on Cape York Peninsula. In earlier times a bark house would have been burnt, but today a ‘house-opening’ ceremony — creatively mingling Aboriginal, Torres Strait and European elements — has evolved to deal with death in the midst of new living patterns. Although sometimes suggesting a party, its underlying purpose is serious. This film records the opening of the house and Geraldine’s feelings about it in her informative and personal commentary.
Crew
- Director
- Judith MacDougall
Details
- Release date
- 1980-01-01
- Runtime
- 42m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Australia