Black Magic is more than a film about sport.
July 1, 1988
55m
EN
Paul Roberts
Although about top Aboriginal sportsmen, BLACK MAGIC is more than a film about sport. It is an account of the creative use of sport made by the Noongar people of Western Australia's south-west to advance their people's standing. Denied access to other areas of social life like most Aboriginal communities at the time, the Noongars, from as early as 1920, channelled the natural talent of their young people into the arena of competitive sport, notably running, boxing and football. Competitive sport, as filmmaker Paul Roberts notes, is 'an open gate, a universal rite of passage, an opportunity to achieve recognition and acceptance.'
Merlene Mead
Presenter
Stephen Michael
Self
Charles Kickett
Self
N/A
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Glen Colbung
Self
Eric Hayward
Self
Angus Wallam
Self
Aden Eades
Self
Eugene Eades
Self
Hec Strempel
Self
Ted Kilmurray
Self
Ronin Films
AU
Southern Aboriginal Council
N/A
The Western Australian Film Council
N/A
