Director s Cut

This ringtail possum has the camera, so who s going to provide the action? Taken in 1943 somewhere in northern Australia, this photo is part of the Australian War Memorial collection. The possum, someone s pet, apparently became interested in a Department of Information movie camera and assumed the director s position. Normally, ringtail possums live a less artistic life in dense, brushy forests. Like the more famous koalas that share their Aussie home, ringtail possums are eucalyptus loving marsupials.