Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)
Director: Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
Producer: Matthew Thorne, Patrick Graham
Screenwriter: Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
Cinematographer: Andrew Gough
Cast: Derik Lynch
Release Year: 2022
Language: Yankunytjatjara
Subtitle: English (Australia)
Country: Australia
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ, Drama
(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2024 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) 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 in Adelaide, 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.