The House-Opening(1980)
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.
Popularity
0.1
Unknown
User score
0 / 10
0 votes
OriginAustralia
Languagesen
Companies
MOVIZZ - all rights reserved @ 2025
Made by Thomas FRANCOIS with themoviedb.org