The Land That Waited (1963)
- Directed by
- Gil Brealey
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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