SPEAR

Stephen Page, the artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, is no stranger to interpreting and developing stories of Indigenous Australia on an international scale. With Spear, he transcends the stage and uses the land, and its breathtaking variations on film, as a backdrop to an amazing, heart felt, vital form of storytelling that moves you with its movement.

Spear is the first feature film to be produced locally by an Indigenous Australian (John Harvey).

Very little dialogue throughout, and an intensity that is inescapable, Djali (Hunter Page-Lochard) is perfectly cast in this splice of Indigenous culture pulsating through modern society. A very artistic and profoundly performed narrative that uses dance and movement as the real form of communication, and succeeds in speaking to you.

Great camera work, and composition throughout, with a beautiful raw quality that engages the audience in an emotive, significant way. Sure to leave an impact, SPEAR is a film to experience, not merely watch. (RM)

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