The Kimberley: land of the Wandjina [DVD]

Australia, 1991

Narrated by Leo McKern, this documentary, produced by the award-winning ABC TV Natural History Unit, explores the land and life of the spectacular Kimberley region of North West Australia. Aboriginal people believe that the Wandjina, the rain spirits, created the landscape. From the vast coastal mudflats to the tidal rivers and inland waterways, this beautifully photographed film explores in detail one of the least known regions of Australia.

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Credits

producer

Jeremy Hogarth

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

ABC-TV (Australia). Natural History Unit

Duration

00:53:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

318957

Languages

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Australia, Northern

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion

Aboriginal Australia → Sacred sites (Australian Aboriginal)

Animals & Wildlife → Wild animals

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kimberley (W.A)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness areas - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Botany - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Landscape - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wetland ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness areas

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness areas - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Kimberley (W.A)

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

DVD; Access Print (Section 1)

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