The filmed journey of six Aboriginal teenagers as they travel from the southern urbanised areas of Australia, where memories of tribal life are disappearing, to the wild north of Australia in search of the traditional ways of their people. The Dreamtime Rainbow Serpent is their symbolic guide as they follow its epic tracks from Ayers Rock, north through Arnhem Land and across the sea to Melville Island.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303314
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Land tenure
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Urban residence
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Youth
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Voyages and travels
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)