This film is part of the original silent film record of C.P. Mountford’s Central Australian journey with a group of desert First Nations people. From the original footage the two popular sound films, “Walkabout” and “Tjurunga”, were compiled. “Brown men and red sand” (if projected at silent speed) shows movement more naturally than in the sound films, where the movements look jerky (especially in the sequences dealing with ceremonies and dances).
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001529
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Australia, Central
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)