The Film
Crocodile Dreaming
The Story
Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis. Separated at birth, they have different fathers. One is readily accepted as a full-fledged member of the tribe and is looked on to fulfill the duties of jungaiy, an important ceremonial role which obliges him to be caretaker for his mother's dreaming, the crocodile totem. The other, whose father was white, is younger and has had to struggle to fit into the tribe who see him only as a yella fella.
aboriginal language indigenous customs bloody death short film brothers death of a child racial discrimination mother son relationship mixed race aboriginal mythology estranged brother australian bush crocodile attack australian aboriginal indigenous australians woman director animism spirituality half-brother crocodile australia
Runtime
27 min
Released Jan 2006
Gallery
The Stills.
