Dances at Aurukun
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Dances at Aurukun
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Dances at Aurukun
Oclc number
921960273
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Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1964
Runtime
30
Summary
This film is a record of traditional Aboriginal dancing at Aurukun Mission on Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland. Filmed in 1962 for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, it showcases and preserves Wik ritual dances and ceremonies at a time when customary Aboriginal life was changing and adapting to Western culture. A Commonwealth Film Unit Production for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Copyright - 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Producer: Frank Bagnall Director: Ian Dunlop Writer: David Moore DOP/Cinematographer: E Cranstone, R Bailie-Mace, B Hillyard Narrator/Presenter: Ron Haddrick
Technique
live action
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