The House-Opening Filming Locations
Where was The House-Opening filmed? The House-Opening was filmed in 1 locations across Australia in the following places:
The House-Opening Filming Locations
Aurukun is a town and coastal locality in the Shire of Aurukun and the Shire of Cook in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is an Indigenous community. In the 2021 census, the locality of Aurukun had a population of 1,101 people, of whom 997 identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
The House-Opening (1980)
Runtime: 42 minutes
Rating:
Release year: 1980
IMDB: tt7950262
Plot summary
This beautifully observed documentary shows both the preparations for the ceremony and then the elaborate event itself, involving ritual, dancing, music and a big feast that not even a sudden drenching tropical storm can disrupt.
Genres
Documentary
Short
Cast
Geraldine Kawanka
Directors
Judith MacDougall