AustLit

A hypnotic, enigmatic piece of cinema revolving around dance and Aboriginality, Spear epitomises what it means to be an independent arthouse Australian film. But its journey to audiences has not been straightforward – so far, it has found itself restricted to consumption contexts characterised as highbrow or niche. Lauren Carroll Harris asks: how can event-style exhibition better entice viewers and enliven cinema-going for titles such as this?