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Clip description
Chut explores his forest world, hopping about madly, as his mother keeps a watchful eye. He encounters many strange things – a koala moving from one tree to another and a bossy emu that chases him, until an older kangaroo decides to sort the emu out.
Curator’s notes
These scenes are extraordinary when you consider that they were filmed in a large shed in Bondi, the Cinesound studios. The animals look remarkably at home, if somewhat crowded into a small space. Much of the ‘narrative’ sense in the story relies on careful editing – the koala and the little kangaroo are rarely, if ever, shown in the same shot together, but the editing suggests the koala chases Chut and he chases it back.
