Djali, a young Aboriginal man, sets off on a journey of initiation to understand what it means to be a man in a modern day world. He sees the problems being faced by Aboriginal men in remote and urban communities. As he struggles to find his place, he becomes awakened to a spiritual force within, guiding him on his journey into manhood.
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- Original Title: Spear
- Genres: Drama
- Production Year: 2015
- Country of Origin: Australia
- Language Spoken: English
- Duration: 84
- Shot On: ARRI Alexa
- Screen Ratio: 16:9
- Format: DCP, 5.1
- Director: Stephen Page
- Cast: Aaron Pedersen, Hunter Page-Lochard, Djakapurra Munyarryun
- Director of Photography: Bonnie Elliott
- Film Editors: Simon Njoo
- Sound Editors: Andy Wright
- Script Writers: Justin Monjo, Stephen Page
- Production Company: Arenamedia
- Producers: John Harvey
- Executive Producers: Robert Connolly, Liz Kearney
- Financiers: Adelaide Film Festival, Screen Australia, Australia council for the arts, Australian broadcasting corporation (ABC), Arenamedia, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Carriageworks, Brown cab productions, Definition films, Soundfirm
Festivals
Spear at festivals
2017:Sculpting In Time Film Festival, Taiwan
Bienal de Curitiba Film Festival, Brazil
Asinabka Arts Festival, Canada
Tartu Love Film Festival, Estonia
Border Crossings - ORIGINS Festival of First Nations, UK
Festival Du Cinema Aborigene Australian, France
Native Crossroads Film Festival, US
Festival Sinema Australia, Indonesia
2016:
Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India
Inverness Film Festival, UK
Casa Asia Film Week, Spain
imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival, Canada
Films From the South, Norway
Pacific Meridian International Film Festival, Russia
Down Under Berlin Film Festival, Germany
Isola del Cinema Film Festival, Italy
Chungmuro International Musical Film Festival, South Korea
Taipei Film Festival, Taiwan
Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, US
2015:
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Adelaide Film Festival, Australia
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