Wirritt wirritt [Italian version]: an Australian legend

Artist James Cant re-creates, in rock paintings, an ancient Aboriginal legend about the origins of making fire. Narrated by Ray Barrett.

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Credits

production company

Australian news and Information Bureau

Australian National Film Board

producer

Malcolm Otton

Duration

00:07:05:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012840

Language

Italian

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

Colour

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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Australia, 1957

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