form y separately published work icon Emu and the Sun single work   film/TV   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Emu and the Sun
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Emu and the Sun is an animated film based on the Aboriginal legend about how emus became wingless and how sunlight came to earth, to the accompaniment of a song sung by women of the Walpiri tribe. (Source: TROVE)

Notes

  • This film was produced with the support of the Murray Valley Aboriginal Cooperative.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • East Melbourne, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria,: Creative Animation , 1990 .
      Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/​2 in.p.
      Note/s:
      • Produced with the assistance of the Creative Development Branch of the Australian Film Commission.
      • Distributed by Australian Council for Children's Films and Television; AFI Distribution Ltd.

Works about this Work

Indigenous Films Make their Mark 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 June no. 103 1995; (p. 34)

— Review of Emu and the Sun 1990 single work film/TV ; Hyllus Maris and Mrs Briggs Nancy Peck , Heather Forbes , 1985 single work film/TV ; Goori Goori Dreaming Gunaminy Vanessa Fisher , Randall Wood , Robert Lachowicz , 1993 single work film/TV
Indigenous Films Make their Mark 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 June no. 103 1995; (p. 34)

— Review of Emu and the Sun 1990 single work film/TV ; Hyllus Maris and Mrs Briggs Nancy Peck , Heather Forbes , 1985 single work film/TV ; Goori Goori Dreaming Gunaminy Vanessa Fisher , Randall Wood , Robert Lachowicz , 1993 single work film/TV
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