The Dream and the Dreaming

Clip 1: Birthplace of existence

2 min 42 sec

Taken from the documentary The Dream and the Dreaming (2003)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G

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Curator’s clip description

Sweeping landscapes of the desert region. Voice-over narration tells us that this is the Dreaming of the Arrernte peoples.

Curator’s notes

An introduction to the beliefs of the Arrernte peoples of Hermannsburg known as the Ntaria people.

Romaine Moreton, curator

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