Fist of Fury: Noongar Daa

 Fist Of Fury Noongar Daa

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On Saturday night we visited the Somerville Auditorium at UWA for the first time to see a very special Perth Festival movie.

Boomerang and Spear have taken a great deal of care and trouble to dub this Bruce Lee film from the 1970's into the Nyoongar language. With consultation from a language consultant for the original Cantonese to do a retranslation of the English subtitles. Add this to the very knowledgeable in Nyoongar language voice actors and consultants for the dubbing, the result is thoroughly enjoyable.

The lip synching is amazing and must have taken a great deal of skill and patience! It was very interesting hearing about what a hero Bruce Lee was to the Nyoongar people watching his movies at the drive-in in the the 70's, this superhero who wasn't white, fighting for his people against foreigners, you can see how it would have resonated!

After the welcome to country we were privileged to have Mr Ernie Dingo interview the cast before the film. 

The setting is beautiful, and you can byo both your food and drinks!

You can have a picnic before the film starts, or order from the bar/kitchen.

$19 to see the first film entirely dubbed in Nyoongar, on Nyoongar boodja, that's a thoroughly entertaining watch - who doesn't like a Bruce Lee film set in Shanghai in 1910? 

So we're going again on the 4th of April - come join us - you can get tickets https://tickets.perthfestival.com.au/events/7546 - but if that's not near you it's going to be on in Rockingham and Balga, check out the alternatives if UWA doesn't do it for you.

Cinema:United Cinemas Rockingham

Date:Sat, 27 Feb

Time:7:45 

https://www.unitedcinemas.com.au/rockingham/movie/fist-of-fury-noongar-daa

 

Cinema: Somerville Auditorium at UWA

Date: Easter Sunday -  April 4 6pm gates open.

https://www.perthfestival.com.au/events/uwa-somerville-fist-of-fury-noongar-daa/

 

Celebration Park, 40 Rochester Circle, Balga WA 6061

Through Event Brite, City of Stirling

Saturday 6 March 2021 7.30 pm - 10.00 pm

(Gates open 6pm ) https://www.perthfestival.com.au/events/celebration-park-fist-of-fury-noongar-daa/

We will remember them

 And we’ll try to stop it.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/17/we-loved-the-bramble-cay-melomys-even-though-we-hadnt-even-heard-of-it-until-it-was-gone

I had heard of it and I sent money and made noise. It didn’t work that time. Perhaps it will another time.

In the meantime if you’d like to help with the citizen science side of things take a look at https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/birgus2/western-shield-camera-watch/classify or any of the other fine projects on zooniverse.org

 I get my underwear from these folks - the only Australian made ones I know - but now I see they do face masks as well.

https://www.tuffys-tuffetts.com.au/category/face-masks/?cdpr-offset=0&cdpr-max=12