Black Magic

Although about top Aboriginal sportsmen BLACK MAGIC is more than a film about sport It is an account of the creative use of sport made by the Noongar people of Western Australias southwest to advance their peoples standing Denied access to other areas of social life like most Aboriginal communities at the time the Noongars from as early as 1920 channelled the natural talent of their young people into the arena of competitive sport notably running boxing and football Competitive sport as filmmaker Paul Roberts notes is an open gate a universal rite of passage an opportunity to achieve recognition and acceptance