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Tombstone Unveiling: Ceremony Day
Title:
Tombstone Unveiling: Ceremony Day
Year
2000
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
Over images of food preparation, the narrator (Helen Anu) tells us that people also come from the other islands for the tombstone opening, as the people of the Torres Strait have many family connections. The covering of the tombstone is the responsibility of the women.
Summary by Romaine Moreton
Tombstone Unveiling Synopsis
An observational documentary about the Torres Strait tradition of unveiling the tombstone of the deceased a year after death.
Tombstone Unveiling is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) Productions. Nganampa Anwernekenhe means 'ours’ in the Pitjantjatjara and Arrernte lanuages, and the series aims to contribute to the preservation of Indigenous languages and cultures.
Synopsis by Romaine Moreton
Production Company
CAAMA Productions
Executive Producer
Priscilla Collins (AKA Cilla Collins)
Series Prooducer
Jacqueline Bethel (AKA Jacqui Bethel)
Director
Murray Lui
Cast
Helen Anu
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.