Revelation Film Festival: Where the Green Ants Dream

Join us for a special screening of Werner Herzog’s 1984 feature film, written by Herzog and Bob Ellis, Where the Green Ants Dream.

The film is a visually stunning work focussing on a dispute between a mining company and the local indigenous community whose land is under threat — inspired in part by the director’s first experience of Australia when he came to Perth as a guest of the Film Festival in 1973. 

While the film draws on the first native title and land rights case from 1971, the work is fictional, and watching it is an invitation into Herzog’s world and vision of the Australian outback. With a cast that includes Bruce Spence and Wandjuk Marika, who also composed the score, Where the Green Ants Dream makes for fascinating viewing. The film won awards for Outstanding Feature Film and Best Cinematographer at the 1984 German Film Awards and was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes.

Pull up a beanbag, grab a drink and a snack from the bar and enjoy the screening of a ground-breaking Australian film under the iconic Otto the blue whale, as part of  Revelation Film Festival programming at Boola Bardip.

Important Information

The movie screening will commence at 7pm, and doors open to the pop-up movie theatre 30 minutes prior.

Seating for standard ticket holders will be on a mix of beanbags and chairs. All seating is unallocated.

Rating: PG

Director: Werner Herzog

Genre: Drama/Independent

Language:  English

Country of Origin: Germany

Duration: 100min

Year: 1984

This screening is presented in partnership with Revelation Film Festival. Check out the full Revelation Film Festival 2023 program here.

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