(Cracks in the Mask)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Australia

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

57 minutes

Year:

1997

Directors:

Frances Calvert

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Production companies:

SBS Independent,

Talking Pictures,

SF DRS/ SRG SSR idée suisse,

WDR

Actors:

Self / Narrator

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Assistant Editor

Sound Editor

Editor

Still Photographer

Second Unit Director of Photography