Spear is unlike any film you’ve ever seen. It combines contemporary dance with a variety of urban and rural locations to create an atmospheric portrait of the lives of indigenous people. Director Stephen Page comes from a dance background, and he chooses to tell the story with images rather than a conventional plot. The director’s son, Hunter Page-Lochard, gives standout performance as Djali, a young man who must decide what it means for him to come of age in this particular time and place.
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To what extent is Spear based on the live performance version of 2000? What were some of the steps you took to make the shift from stage to screen?