Accessing Country using virtual reality

10/21/21 • 14 min

A virtual reality film is helping people access Country from hundreds of kilometres away. The film is called Arabana Songlines and launched during Tarnanthi, the festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, at a venue called The Lab.

Director Colleen Strangways and videographer Vivian Wong spoke to Aboriginal Way about the production of Arabana Songlines and the power of virtual reality storytelling.

Director Colleen Strangways and videographer Vivian Wong spoke to Aboriginal Way about the production of Arabana Songlines and the power of virtual reality storytelling.

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