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- Lye’s first film was originally accompanied by live music by Jack Ellit. No score was ever found, so the film presented here is silent, a vision of the beginnings of life on earth - mixing Maori, silent and modernist influences.
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22 April 2019
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2001358
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation