What is Ancestors, Elders and Land about?

“Hush” (2007, Australia, 5 min.) Dir. Dena Curtis. One evening, a young woman goes looking for her mother…and discovers her mother’s secret life. Editor/filmmaker Dena Curtis. “DAF” (2004, Kurdista/Iran, 45 min.) Dir. Bahman Ghobadi. A large, impoverished family survives in the rugged terrain of Kurdistan by skillfully making and playing the traditional Iranian tambourine called daf. “*A Shout Into the Wind” (2007, Finland, 57 min.) Dir. Katja Gauriloff. The fate of an entire culture lies in the hands of a few determined individuals. Watch them struggle against the threats of modern-day life to keep alive the traditions and memories of the Skolt Sámi people. In Finnish/Skolt Sámi with English subtitles. “*Crocodile Dreaming” (2007, Australia, 27 min.) Dir. Darlene Johnson. Two estranged brothers are brought together through the spirit of their mother. In English/Yolngu with English subtitles.

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What is Ancestors, Elders and Land about?: “Hush” (2007, Australia, 5 min.) Dir. Dena Curtis. One evening, a young woman goes looking for her mother…and discovers her mother’s secret life. Editor/filmmaker Dena Curtis.
“DAF” (2004, Kurdista/Iran, 45 min.) Dir. Bahman Ghobadi. A large, impoverished family survives in the rugged terrain of Kurdistan by skillfully making and playing the traditional Iranian tambourine called daf.
“*A Shout Into the Wind” (2007, Finland, 57 min.) Dir. Katja Gauriloff. The fate of an entire culture lies in the hands of a few determined individuals. Watch them struggle against the threats of modern-day life to keep alive the traditions and memories of the Skolt Sámi people. In Finnish/Skolt Sámi with English subtitles.
“*Crocodile Dreaming” (2007, Australia, 27 min.) Dir. Darlene Johnson. Two estranged brothers are brought together through the spirit of their mother. In English/Yolngu with English subtitles.