Star Dreaming
Explore the mysteries of the universe with Lucia and Max, as they go deep into the Australian Outback to visit the site of the world’s largest radio telescope and the planet’s oldest living culture.
Production Company:
Prospero Productions
Director :
Perun Bonser
Release Date:
2021
In the arid heartland of Western Australia, Lucia and Max visit the remote site of the largest science facility ever built by mankind: the SKA (the Square Kilometre Array) radio telescope. There, they learn about the global effort behind the SKA and the fundamental scientific questions it hopes to answer, including: Is there life somewhere else in the universe?
Star Dreaming not only sheds light on the technical marvels and scientific ambitions of the SKA project but also delves deep into the cultural heritage of Australia’s First Nations people. Guided by artist Charmaine Green and other Yamaji elders, Max and Lucia visit the ancient land of the Yamaji people, Aboriginal Australians who have shared star stories for more than 60,000 years. As they meet artists, see their paintings, and hear their tales, Star Dreaming weaves a rich tapestry of narratives, connecting the dots between the ancient and the modern, science and storytelling, the land and the sky. Through their journey, Lucia and Max discover how much the scientific world and the ancient world have in common, for we all live under one sky—a shared sky.
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