Info: The Dreamtime is titled in reference to an element of Aboriginal Australian mythology, a spiritual realm outside of traditional time and space. The film itself shares the stories of some of Australia's indigenous peoples and the ways in which white Australian culture has tried to better integrate the Aborigines into modern life while preserving the sanctity of tribal customs.
Many of the interview subjects share mythological stories about the spirits, or Mimis, and the roles they play in the land and nature. One such recurring figure is the Rainbow Serpent, representing the belief that "we are the land and the land is us." Through interviews with artists, curators, park rangers and Aboriginal tribe members, we learn that the Aboriginal Land Rights act of the 1960s allowed indigenous people rights to their ...
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