Cracks in the Mask (1997)
A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their cultural artifacts left them with nothing but a history of remembered loss. The only people in the Pacific to make elaborate turtleshell masks have none left - they are all in foreign museums. In a quest to reclaim the past, Ephraim Bani, a wise and knowledgeable Torres Strait Islander, travels with his wife to the great museums of Europe where his heritage lies. The film, an SBS Independent production, shows that the thickest of masks cracks when a descendant of the original owners enters a museum.
Director: Frances Calvert
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Ephraim Bani as Self / Narrator |
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Petharie Bari as Self |
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Stewart Coulter as Self |
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Antonia Lovelace as Self |
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Charles Hunt as Self |
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Anthony Shelton as Self |
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Jacques Hainard as Self |
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Anita Herle as Self |
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Markus Schindlbeck as Self |
| Production | Lindsey Merrison | Producer |
| Writing | Frances Calvert | Writer |
| Production | Frances Calvert | Producer |
| Sound | Karen Boswall | Sound |
| Sound | Tom D’Angremond | Sound |
| Editing | Stewart Young | Editor |
| Camera | Andrew Birbara | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Ephraim Bani | Author |
| Editing | Lars Pienkoss | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Johann Feindt | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Florian Wimmer | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Stewart Young | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Julia Oehring | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Writing | Karen Margolis | Script Consultant |
| Crew | Wayne Balmer | Thanks |
| Directing | Frances Calvert | Director |
| Crew | Lars Barthel | Cinematography |
