A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their cultural artifacts left them with nothing but a history of remembered loss. The only people in the Pacific to make elaborate turtleshell masks have none left - they are all in foreign museums. In a quest to reclaim the past, Ephraim Bani, a wise and knowledgeable Torres Strait Islander, travels with his wife to the great museums of Europe where his heritage lies. The film, an SBS Independent production, shows that the thickest of masks cracks when a descendant of the original owners enters a museum.
Release Date : Jun 06, 1997
Genres : Documentary
Production Company : SBS Independent, Talking Pictures, SF DRS/ SRG SSR idée suisse, WDR
Production Countries : Australia
Original Language : English, Français, Deutsch
Casts : Ephraim Bani, Petharie Bari, Stewart Coulter, Antonia Lovelace, Charles Hunt, Anthony Shelton, Jacques Hainard, Anita Herle, Markus Schindlbeck
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 0
