Black Magic
Release Date: 1988-07-01
Overview: 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.'
Rating: 10 / 10
Cast
Merlene Mead
as Presenter
Stephen Michael
as Self
Charles Kickett
as Self
Glen Colbung
as Self
Eric Hayward
as Self
Crew
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Paul Roberts - Director
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Frank Rijavec - Script
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Les Eades - Script
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Paul Roberts - Script
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Noelene Harrison - Production Manager
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