We believe in it-- we know its true [videorecording]
We believe in it-- we know its true [videorecording]
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Lindfield, N.S.W.] : Film Australia, c1986.
Call Numbers
VB5316
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 videocassette (VHS) (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Contents
Produced and directed by Ian Dunlop.
Publication information
Publisher
[Lindfield, N.S.W.] : Film Australia, c1986.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
c1986.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
This film looks at how the Yolngu, the Aboriginal people of Yirrrkala in North East Arnhem Land and their culture survived forty years of missionary influence followed by the development of a huge bauxite mine. It gives an impressionistic picture of Yolngu cultue in 1982, 12 years after mining started. Central to the film is a funeral ceremony for...
Alternative Titles
Full title
We believe in it-- we know its true [videorecording]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
One of 22 videos from the Yirrkala Film Project.
Produced with the assistance of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1986.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB5316
Record Identifier
74VKmL2kOd0y
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmL2kOd0y
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991020594139702626
