Spear (ATOM Study Guide)

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$7.24
SKU:
SG1294
Year Levels:
10-12
Streaming Content:
Spear
Content Type:
Feature Film
Learning Areas:
Dance
Learning Areas:
Drama
Learning Areas:
English
Learning Areas:
History
Learning Areas:
Media
Key Themes:
Reconciling Two Worlds, Aboriginal Manhood and Initiation, Cultural Identity and Continuity, Social Challenges and Intergenerational Trauma, Resilience and Hope
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Product Overview

Spear (2015), a feature film directed by Stephen Page, tells an Indigenous Australian story through movement, dance, sound, visual design and digital media. A young Aboriginal man, Djali, journeys through his community attempting to understand what it means to be a man.

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that Spear contains voices and names of deceased people.

Curriculum links

Spear is suitable for secondary students in Years 10–12 in the learning areas of Dance, Drama, English, History, Indigenous Studies and Media Arts. Spear can also be used as a resource to address the cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.