The Pioneers (1916)

Directed by

Franklyn Barrett

Genre

silent film

Country

Australia

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.

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How it feels

The film tells a story about early settlers in Australia building a new life. It focuses on their struggles and hopes in a harsh landscape.

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What happens

The Pioneers is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett. It is considered a lost film. The film was inspired by The Pioneer, a 1904 painting by Frederick McCubbin of the Heidelberg School movement, also known as Australian impressionism. The film was later remade by Raymond Longford as The Pioneers (1926). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.