Etched in Bone

2018 · PG · History

When the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC agrees to repatriate stolen human bones from northern Australia, Jacob Nayinggul an Aboriginal elder from Gunbalanya, an isolated settlement in Arnhem Land, creates a ceremony that restores his ancestors' spirits to their homeland.

Directed by: Martin Thomas & Béatrice Bijon

Featuring: Martin Thomas, Jacob Nayinggul & Joe Gumbula

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