CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 0h 57m

Cracks in the Mask

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byFrances Calvert

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 57m
Language
EN
Released
June 6, 1997
Studios
WDRSBS IndependentTalking Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring

Ephraim Bani

Self / Narrator

Petharie Bari

Self

Stewart Coulter

Self

Antonia Lovelace

Self

Charles Hunt

Self

Anthony Shelton

Self

Jacques Hainard

Self

Anita Herle

Self

Markus Schindlbeck

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Frances Calvert
Written by
Frances Calvert
Produced by
Lindsey Merrison
Frances Calvert

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