Etched in Bone

Name: Etched in Bone
Genre: Documentary
Released: 04 Oct 2018
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Cast: Jacob Nayinggul, Joe Gumbula, Martin Thomas

"This is an exceptional piece of filmmaking, governed by qualities of restraint and attunement that are essential to its subject." - Jane Goodall. 2018-10-04 Australia 73 minutes.

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Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Hundred of bones were stolen and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, until it became known to Arnhem elders in the late 1990s. The return of the sacred artefacts was called for, resulting in a tense standoff between indigenous tribespeople and the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian.

Year 2018

Studio Ronin Films, Red Lily Productions

Director Béatrice Bijon, Martin Thomas

Crew Martin Thomas (Writer), Béatrice Bijon (Director), Béatrice Bijon (Producer), Martin Thomas (Director), Martin Thomas (Producer), Scott Wombey (Cinematography)

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Language English