The Land That Waited (1963)

Directed by

Gil Brealey

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

Runtime

52 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1963 documentary traces the early white settlement of Australia starting with Governor Phillip's arrival at Botany Bay. It shows how the next generation spread further into the country. The filmmakers used old etchings, paintings, and drawings instead of live footage.

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What happens

The Land That Waited is a 1963 Australian documentary film telling the story of early white settlement of Australia. It starts with the arrival of Governor Phillip and looks at the creation of a settlement at Botany Bay. It then follows the next generation further out into Australia's vast land. It tells it story through the use of contemporary etchings, paintings and drawings. A book of the same title which was drawn from the film was released in 1968, written by the film's script writer Max Harris along with Alison Forbes. The film won the 1963 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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