From the bush

Australia, 1993

Film First Nations
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Episode number 5 of Series “From spirit to spirit (A)”.
Explores how Aboriginal rock and roll singers combine black and white aspects of their life to create music. Living in a desert, they team up with a “whitefella” band and they commence a tour with a difference.

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Credits

producer/director

Rachel Perkins

production company

Blackfella Films

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1993

Appears in

From spirit to spirit

Group of items

From spirit to spirit

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306664

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Music

Aboriginal Australia → Indigenous peoples

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Music

Music & Performing Arts → Warumpi Band (Musical group)

People → Indigenous peoples

People → Warumpi Band (Musical group)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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