Spirit Of Uncle Edward, The

Year of completion
1983
Content type
Documentary
Format
Short
Duration
30 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Yorke Island (Masig) is a small coral cay in the Torres Straits between Australia and Papua New Guinea, where the people live simply, catching fish and turtles, growing vegetables and raising pigs. In October 1982, a village elder died. This is the story of his traditional funeral.