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The Wandjina is the centre of spiritual life for the three tribes who live in Mowanjum (Worrora, Ngarinyin and Wunambul). The stories of the Wandjina from Lalai (creation time) inform all aspects of life in this West Kimberley Aboriginal community, and are publicly celebrated every year in a Festival of ritual, dance and song.
Photographed during the 2010 festival, Mowanjum People - Spirit of the Wandjina is an 18 minutes film that explores the importance of these beliefs against the tumultuous recent history of the community. Narrated by local artists Leah Umbagai, the film voices the histories of the key elders at Mowanjum. Their heartfelt personal stories speaking of a dynamic on-going culture that has sustained a proud people for millennia.
As celebrated Worrora artist and lawman Donny Woolagoodja say; "Without your culture you're lost, floating.....that's why it's so very important that the Wandjina remains alive and strong at Mowanjum".
Cinematography, Direction & Editing - Tim Mummery
Produced by Yeah Right Productions 2010
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