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Marungka tjalatjunu(Dipped in black)

2023 / 24 min
Short film, photo series, installation
Hybrid drama / docufiction

Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in black) follows Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch's road trip back to Country for spiritual healing, as memories from his childhood return. A journey from the oppression of white city life, back home to his remote Anangu Community (Aputula) to perform on sacred Inma ground.

Inma is a traditional form of storytelling using the visual, verbal, and physical. It is how Anangu Tjukurpa (story connected to country / dreaming / myth / lore) have been passed down for over 60,000 years from generation to generation.

Credits

Directors: Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
Production: Other Pictures
Writers: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne
Producer: Matthew Thorne
Supported by: South Australian Film Corporation

Selected Awards

2025Alanis Obomsawin Award, REGARD Festival
2024Best Short-Form Documentary, AIDC Awards
2024Best Documentary, St Kilda Film Festival
2023Silver Bear, Berlinale
2023TEDDY Award, Berlinale
2023Documentary Australia Award, Sydney Film Festival
2023Best Short Documentary, Melbourne International Film Festival
2023(nominated) Best Short Documentary, International Documentary Association Awards
2023Best International Documentary Short, Galway Film Fleadh
2023Best Documentary, Montenegro Film Festival
2023Best Australian Short Film, Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival