The Pintubi; the story of the people who lived for thousands of years in Australia's deserts.

THE PINTUBI — 4 x 30 minutes and 1 x 1 hour special

This is the story of the people who lived for thousands of years in Australia's deserts. They comprise vast seas of sand and spinifex encompassing an area of Central Australia large enough to contain the British Isles twice over.

In these areas known as the Gibson, the Great Sandy Desert and the Great Victoria Desert people lived for more than 40,000 years, and adapted to survive in one of the harshest environments known to man. The Aborigines who lived in these deserts consisted of many tribes with names that were created long before English became a language. They were the Pitjandjara, Aranda, Walbiri, Luritja, Pintubi and many others. The Pintubi is the story of one of the last groups of desert people who made contact with Europeans in 1932 and the impact it had on their lives.

THE PINTUBI – Episode 1 – The First Encounter
In 1932, a small group of Pintubi began the long walk East. This dramatised one-hour documentary follows what happened to them, their culture and traditions as they unknowingly walked into a strange land that would forever change their lives.

THE PINTUBI – Episode 2 – The Walkabout
In 1932, a small group of Pintubi began the long walk East. As they moved farther east across the desert, they were not to know that their eventual meeting with the white man would have disastrous consequences for them all.

THE PINTUBI – Episode 3 – Fatal Incident
For centuries the Pintubi had been nomads, a fact that made life on a mission difficult to adjust to. A few decided to leave the mission and return to the desert where they had been born.

THE PINTUBI – Episode 4 – Death of a Dream
Thousands of tourists arrive by bus and car to gaze and photograph the giant monolith Uluru in Central Australia. Few realise the significance and importance this place holds for Aborigines. When some old men visit a cave in the area to participate in the Pintubi fire dreaming, they discover tourists have been there. The men resign themselves to the fact that their dream is slowly dying.

THE PINTUBI – Life and Death of a People – 1 hour special
A dramatised film that follows what happened to a small group of Pintubi, their culture and traditions, from their first encounter with Europeans to the present day.

Purchase The Pintubi - Episodes #1 to #4 on DVD for $15.95 plus packing and postage blue (1K)

Purchase The Pintubi - The Life and Death of a People on DVD for $12.95 plus packing and postage