The Goologoolup NAIDOC Screenings is a program of films and a series of digital exhibitions showcasing Indigenous talent and storytelling. Goologoolup is a Noongar place name for the area between Perth Train Station and the Perth Cultural Centre meaning “The place children go where the red clay and the Waakul came down”.
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Daily 7-13 July | 10am-3pm
State Library of Western Australia
The Dreaming Place
The Dreaming Series
Daily Animated Short Films
Unique, authentic, and diverse; these animated films are based on Australian Aboriginal storytelling (oral histories) that have been maintained as a body of knowledge for over 40,000 years. Throughout NAIDOC Week, these animations will be played daily in the library, creating a space for children and adults alike to drop by and learn some of the fascinating stories of the Dreamtime. The Dreaming is an award-winning animation series recommended by educational institutions throughout Australia.
There are 78 dreaming stories of which 16 are Western Australian stories:
•Dumbi The Owl (WA) as told by David Mowaljarlai
•Min-Na-Wee (WA) as told by Frank Martin
•The Goo-Roo Daarn (WA) as told by Josie Boyle
•The Story Of The Spirit Fingers (WA) as told by Paul Harris
•The Frog And The Two Pelicans (WA) as told by Josey Farrah
•The Two Wise Men And The Seven Sisters (WA) as told by Josie Boyle
•How The Desert Came To Be (SA/WA) as told by Josie Boyle
•The Mountain Devil (SA/WA) as told by Wendy Lynch
•The Making Of The Fitzroy River (WA) as told by Frank Martin
•Giant Man (SA/WA) as told by Wendy Boyle
•Ant Eggs (WA) as told by Ethel Walalgie
•Tjubpy The Cheeky Little Lizard (WA) as told by Steve Comeagain
•Wanka Manapulpa Minyma (WA) as told by Pantjiti McLean
•The Blue Tongue Lizard (WA) as told by Donna Atkins
•Boolba Dreaming (Cave Dreaming) (WA) as told by Rhonda Holloway
•Mallee Hen (WA/SA) as told by Pantjiti Mary McLean
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Daily 7-14 July
Perth Cultural Centre Screen