They were good times

Australia, MAY 2007

Tom Day reflects on his time living off the land with his people.

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Credits

creator

Tom Day

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:02:41:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

MAY 2007

Appears in

Group of items

Pitcha this : Stories from the windy wanderers : Digital Storytelling workshop

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2002174

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Attitudes

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Biography

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Food

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Hunting

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Victoria

Aboriginal Australia → Indigenous peoples

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

People → Aboriginal Australians - Biography

People → Indigenous peoples

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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