Episode of Series “A Dreamtime story”.
In this imaginative interpretation of an Aboriginal creation myth, the spirits, Baime and Yhi breathe life into the planet Earth, creating plants and animals. However the animals quarrel, causing the Earth to split, releasing the evil spirit Marmoo, who destroys Baime and Yhi’s creation with fire. Baime punishes Marmoo by turning him into a snake. New forests grow from surviving seeds and the animals return but without Baime’s spirit, which he now breathes into his last creations, Man and Woman. Narrated by Bill Lowah.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303256
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Creation - Mythology
Childrens Films
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Creation - Mythology
History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
History → Creation - Mythology
Literature → Creation - Mythology
Literature → Literature
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)