Tag: David Gulpilil

dreamtime, Australian aboriginal art
Film

Walkabout: Following Songlines Beyond the Western Frame

Walkabout, vision quest, walking in Dreamtime, all of it refers to a particular rite of passage from the indigenous Australians, but also in evidence in animist cultures throughout the world. The 1971 film of the same name narrates a young woman and her brother’s journey beyond their Western frame, but never quite able to follow the ancestor paths, or songlines, of the land.