Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, 104 min., 23 sec.) |
Series |
Hybrid life ; 3 |
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Hybrid life ; 3
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Contents |
THE BRIDES OF KHAN: Alan Khan migrated to Australia from Bangladesh in the seventies. He came to get a pilot's license and stayed to become the king of Sydney's wedding photographers. "In Alan's waiting rooms, I met many young couples planning their weddings -- Macedonian, Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Croatian, Chinese, Sri Lankan and Indian. Some were marrying people outside their cultural milieus and some were marrying within traditional boundaries. But all of them had a vision for the place of their culture in their wedding." -- Safina Uberoi * York Independent Film Festival, UK, 2001 * Docside Film Festival, Texas, 2001 * Canadian International Annual Film/Video Festival, Campbell River, 2001 -- DEAR BERT: is a tale of two worlds colliding -- Greek collides with Aussie, television collides with reality. Christina questions her identity through a medium where she feels inaccurately represented. There was never anybody Greek on television when she was growing up. "I grew up Greek in Australia. My understanding of Australian culture and language was through television. My mother taught me how to read and write Greek and my father taught me about Greek religious icons. Television, in particular Bert Newton, taught me how to be an Aussie." -- Christina Heristanidis. * WINNER! United Nations Media Peace Award (2001) in the category 'Promotion of Multicultural Issues' * St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, 2001 * Finalist: Media Peace Award, United Nations Association of Australia, 'Promotion of Multicultural Issues' category, 2001 -- DELIVERY DAY: For 11-year-old Trang, it's going to be one of those days -- she has to get her Vietnamese mother to attend her school's parent-teacher interview but it also happens to be delivery day for the garments in her mother's sweatshop and her mum is way too busy. DELIVERY DAY is an insight into the world of duck eggs, Toyota Celicas and outworkers, which explores both generations of the Vietnamese migrant experience through the eyes of a young girl. It is one of the few Australian dramas to depict Vietnamese Australians. * WINNER! BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM in the Shorts Competition, WOW International Film Festival, 2001 * Nominated for ATOM Award (Short Fiction), Melbourne, 2001 * St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, 2001 Winner: 'Best Achievement in an Original Screenplay' -- SPARKY D COMES TO TOWN: A story about a young Australian raver who happens to be of Croatian background: DJ Sparky D is in town for one night only and Stretch is planning a wild night of dancing and drug-crazed debauchery. But when Stretch's dad pushes him into picking up a family friend from the airport, things start going very wrong. Stretch is late for the gig, with no drugs, an angry girlfriend and a Croatian salami smuggler in the passenger seat. * 2001 AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film * Nominated for ATOM Award (Short Fiction), Melbourne, 2001 * Sydney Film Festival, 2001 Winner: Dendy Award for 'Fiction Over 15 Minutes * Raindance Film Festival, London, 2001 |
Summary |
A series of programs which examine the lives of the children and the grandchildren of Australian migrants. --Kanopy |
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THE BRIDES OF KHAN - Alan Khan migrated to Australia from Bangladesh in the seventies. He came to get a pilot's license and stayed to become the king of Sydney's wedding photographers. "In Alan's waiting rooms, I met many young couples planning their weddings - Macedonian, Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Croatian, Chinese, Sri Lankan and Indian. Some were marrying within traditional boundaries. But all of them had a vision for the place of their culture in their wedding."--Safina Uberoi. [York Independent Film Festival, UK, 2001 * Docside Film Festival, Texas, 2001 * Canadian International Annual Film/Video Festival, Campbell River, 2001] |
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DEAR BERT - is a tale of two worlds colliding - Greek collides with Aussie, television collides with reality. Christina questions her identity through a medium where she feels inaccurately represented. There was never anybody Greek on television when she was growing up. "I grew up Greek in Australia. My understanding of Australian culture and language was through television. My mother taught me how to read and write Greek and my father taught me about Greek religious icons. Television, in particular Bert Newton, taught me how to be an Aussie."--Christina Heristanidis. [Winner of the United Nations Media Peace Award (2001) in the category 'Promotion of Multicultural Issues' * St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, 2001 * Finalist: Media Peace Award, United Nations Association of Australia, 'Promotion of Multicultural Issues' category, 2001] |
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DELIVERY DAY - For 11-year-old Trang, it's going to be one of those days - she has to get her Vietnamese mother to attend her school's parent-teacher interview but it also happens to be delivery day for the garments in her mother's sweatshop and her mum is way too busy. DELIVERY DAY is an insight into the world of duck eggs, Toyota Celicas and outworkers, which explores both generations of the Vietnamese migrant experience through the eyes of a young girl. It is one of the few Australian dramas to depict Vietnamese Australians. [Winner of the Best Australian Film in the Shorts Competition, WOW International Film Festival, 2001 * Nominated for ATOM Award (Short Fiction), Melbourne, 2001 * St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, 2001 Winner: 'Best Achievement in an Original Screenplay'] |
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SPARKY D COMES TO TOWN - A story about a young Australian raver who happens to be of Croatian background: DJ Sparky D is in town for one night only and Stretch is planning a wild night of dancing and drug-crazed debauchery. But when Stretch's dad pushes him into picking up a family friend from the airport, things start going very wrong. Stretch is late for the gig, with no drugs, an angry girlfriend and a Croatian salami smuggler in the passenger seat. [2001 AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film * Nominated for ATOM Award (Short Fiction), Melbourne, 2001 * Sydney Film Festival, 2001 Winner: Dendy Award for 'Fiction Over 15 Minutes * Raindance Film Festival, London, 2001]. --Kanopy |
Notes |
Originally produced as a series of programmes with individual producers, production companies, etc., for SBS in association with SBS Independent, 2000 |
Event |
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2001 |
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Originally produced [Australia, SBS] ; Civic Square, ACT., Ronin Films, [2001] |
Subject |
Multiculturalism -- Australia
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Immigrants -- Australia -- History
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Emigration and immigration.
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Immigrants.
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Multiculturalism.
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SUBJECT |
Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History
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Australia.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
McMurchy, Megan, 1949-
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