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Australia : dreamtime / [produced by the Duncan Group, Inc. in association with TLC] ; director, Chip Duncan ; producer, Tess Marie Gallun ; written by Matthew Eisen.

Penn Museum Library - Desk VHS GN666 .A775 1997 masters
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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Eisen, Matthew, author.
Ostermick, Patricia D., author.
Contributor:
Duncan, Chip, director.
Gallun, Tess Marie, producer.
Olmos, Edward James, narrator.
Spheeris, Chris, composer.
Duncan Group, Inc., producer.
Learning Channel (Firm), producer.
United Learning (Firm), distributor.
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Aboriginal Australians--Religion and mythology.
Aboriginal Australians.
Aboriginal Australians--Folklore.
Pitjantjatjara (Australian people).
Tiwi (Australian people).
Creation--Mythology.
Creation.
Australia--Antiquities.
Australia.
Antiquities.
Genre:
Folklore.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (approximately 26. min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
1/2 in.
polychrome
Other Title:
Australia, dreamtime
Dreamtime
Place of Publication:
Niles, Ill. : United Learning [distributor], [1997]
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
System Details:
VHS.
analog
magnetic
VHS
Summary:
Explores the legends, ceremonies, songs, dance, sacred beliefs, and aspects of everyday life of Australia's indigenous Anangu and Tiwi tribes. Explains that these aborigine people see the landscape as a living embodiment of the myths and stories of their creation -- an age of legendary heroes called the Dreamtime.
Participant:
Narration, Edward James Olmos.
Credits:
Director of photography, Peter May; music, Chris Spheeris.
Notes:
Accompanied by teacher's guide (24 p. ; 22 x 14 cm.) and a set of 4 "blackline masters" of vocabulary, quizzes, and other material which can be duplicated for students' use. Teacher's guide by Patricia D. Ostermick.
Presented as a segment of the television program Mystic lands.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
ISBN:
1560076607
OCLC:
37800748
Publisher Number:
10539V United Learning

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