Lockdown finally coming to an end

Australia, 26 OCT 2020

Film

This video features in a responsive display in the museum that presents the moments, stories and memes capturing the zeitgeist by going viral on the internet.

After living in one of the world’s most locked-down cities, Melburnians could certainly relate to Willy the whale’s feeling of freedom in the climax of early 90s classic, Free Willy. Originally posted in 2020 at the end of Victoria’s mammoth 112-day second lockdown, the clip feels all the more relevant in 2021 after a total of 262 days spent across six periods of stay-at-home orders.

This video from Twitter user @Gerofied captured the moment the clock struck 12am and lockdown ended

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

19 November 2021

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

News.com.au

Production places
Australia
Production dates
26 OCT 2020

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-09. Catch of the Day

Object Types

Moving image file/Digital

Materials

Digital screen recording from @news.com.au's TikTok

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