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Artist James Cant re-creates, in rock paintings, an ancient Aboriginal legend about the origins of making fire. Narrated by Ray Barrett.
Credits
producer
Malcolm Otton
production company
Australian National Film Board
Australian news and Information Bureau
Language
Italian
Duration
00:07:05:00
Colour
Colour
ACMI Identifier
31196
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australian artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Rock paintings
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italians - Australia
Foreign language films
History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
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