Dreamings : the art of aboriginal Australia / Film Australia ; script, Jennifer Isaacs, Michael Riley, Denise Hunter ; director, Michael Riley ; producer, Janet Bell.

Format:

• Video

Author/Creator:

• Isaacs, Jennifer, author.
• Riley, Michael, author, director.

Contributor:

• Bell, Janet, producer.
• Film Australia (Organization), producer.
• First Run/Icarus Films, distributor.
• Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Art, Aboriginal Australian.
• Art and architecture videos.

Local Subjects:

• Art and architecture videos.

Genre:

• Documentary films.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

• 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
• 1/2 in.
• polychrome

Other Title:

Art of Aboriginal Australia

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : First Run Icarus Films, [1988]

Language Note:

In English and Aboriginal languages with English subtitles.

System Details:

• VHS.
• analog
• magnetic
• VHS

Summary:

This is a journey to the scarred heartlands and lush mangroves of Australia to see traditional Aboriginal artists at work. Explores the meaning behind works of immense beauty, ranging from acrylic dot paintings of the Central Desert to cross hatched bark paintings and burial poles from Northern Australia.

Credits:

Director of photography, Tony Wilson ; editor, Denise Hunter ; narrator, Lydia Miller ; music, John Patterson, Chris Townsend.

Notes:

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

OCLC:

20949516

Online:

The Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund Home Page