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Black Magic (1988)

Black Magic (1988)

Documentary

Black Magic is more than a film about sport.

Release Date: 1988, July 1
Directors: Paul Roberts, Frank Rijavec
Countries: Australia
Production: Ronin Films, Ronin Films, Southern Aboriginal Council, Southern Aboriginal Council, The Western Australian Film Council, The Western Australian Film Council
Cast: Syd Jackson, Merlene Mead, Stephen Michael, Charles Kickett, Glen Colbung, Eric Hayward, Angus Wallam, Aden Eades, Eugene Eades, Hec Strempel, Ted Kilmurray, Graham 'Polly' Farmer

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.'

Keywords:

australian rules football noongar