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Dog and Lizard Legend

Richard Guthrie
January 1985

Produced by SBS Television

An excerpt from the Rainbow Serpent series. The story is one of Creation. Six dogs and a lizard battle in darkness. The lizard wins the fight, and hurls a boomerang to four points on the horizon. The final throw breaks the night, and the sun appears.

[Video/Culture : catalogue of travelling exhibition from Australian Video Festival 1986]

See also:

Rainbow serpent. [Episode 4 of Sacred sites] Richard Guthrie, director/producer. With Craig Watkins, Photographer; David C. Wilson, Photographer; Bob Maza, Commentator; David Knight, Photographer; John Dobis, Film editor. [Sydney, N.S.W.] : SBS TV, 1985. Video (27 min.): sd., col. with b&w sequences, VHS.

An Aboriginal awareness series examining aspects of Australian Aboriginal heritage and culture. This part visits sacred sites and examines their impact on several communities. Also looks at Aboriginal laws relating to sacred sites.

 

Catalogue image, from Video/Culture catalogue, for Richard Guthrie: Dog and Lizard Legend (1985).
Catalogue image, from Video/Culture catalogue, for Richard Guthrie: Dog and Lizard Legend (1985).