Wombat tale

An interactive animation on CD-ROM set in 1953 which tells the story of four wombats who dig their way to Russia in search of tomatoes. The user plays the part of a Russian farmer whose farm becomes a haven for four idealist wombats.
In Russian with English subtitles

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Credits

creator

Robbie Sands

production company

Animation and Interactive Media (AIM) RMIT

Production places

Victoria, Australia

Production dates

2004

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006777

Languages

English

Russian

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interactive media

Animation

Foreign language films

Multimedia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

CD ROM; Master

CD ROM; Copy

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Victoria, Australia, 2004

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