Screening as part of NAIDOC WEEK, Ten Canoes is a tale within a tale, and it follows Dayindi (Jamie Gulpilil), a young aboriginal warrior, as he wanders the wilderness hunting for eggs.

Dayindi hears a story told by his brother Minygululu (Peter Minygululu), which echoes his own situation. A man who lusts after his brother’s wife, the character in the tale kills a member of another tribe and faces dire consequences, with the story’s ending reverberating in Dayindi’s own life.
Co-presented by Friends of the National Film & Sound Archive (Melb.)

Rating

M

Duration

91 MINS