'In the obscure churches of remote Central Australia, a hidden musical legacy of ancient Aboriginal languages, sacred poetry and baroque music is being preserved by the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir.
'Embarking on a tour of Germany, the choir return the hymns given to their great grandparents by missionaries, this time sung in their own Aboriginal languages.' (Documentary summary)
Documentary
'There is a scene about an hour into Naina Sen’s documentary The Song Keepers in which a woman in her 60s ascends a ridge. The surrounding terrain is harsh desert, the red-hued country synonymous with the Australian outback. Below, nestled among the green blooms of towering eucalypts, is a patchwork of corrugated tin roofing that is the small, remote township of Areyonga. Visually the shot is sumptuous: a striking, sun-drenched panorama that alludes to the extent of isolation experienced by the Aboriginal communities that feature in the film. But that’s not all it is.' (Introduction)
'A DOCUMENTARY following the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir on its historic 2015 tour of Germany will feature in this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.'
(Source : Abstract)
'A documentary about four generations of Aboriginal songwomen will screen on the closing night of the Darwin International Film Festival on Monday September 25.'
'A documentary about four generations of Aboriginal songwomen will screen on the closing night of the Darwin International Film Festival on Monday September 25.'
'There is a scene about an hour into Naina Sen’s documentary The Song Keepers in which a woman in her 60s ascends a ridge. The surrounding terrain is harsh desert, the red-hued country synonymous with the Australian outback. Below, nestled among the green blooms of towering eucalypts, is a patchwork of corrugated tin roofing that is the small, remote township of Areyonga. Visually the shot is sumptuous: a striking, sun-drenched panorama that alludes to the extent of isolation experienced by the Aboriginal communities that feature in the film. But that’s not all it is.' (Introduction)
'A DOCUMENTARY following the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir on its historic 2015 tour of Germany will feature in this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.'
(Source : Abstract)
