Message Stick – Black Olive
Clip 1: Emu pie
1 min 57 sec
Taken from the TV program Message Stick – Black Olive (2005)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G
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Please be aware that this clip may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
Curator’s clip description
Chef Mark Olive prepares emu pie.
Curator’s notes
Mark Olive is an innovator in his field. As a chef he has developed dishes that use both Indigenous knowledge of fauna and flora, and food preparation that is unique and complements the Australian landscape. This is well illustrated in this clip, where his expertise is clearly evident in his confident presentation. Personalising the sequence with the reference to, and on-screen acknowledgement of, his aunty makes the whole program very intimate, and allows the viewer to feel part of an extended family.
Romaine Moreton, curator







