| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 29 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Summary |
A Buddhist nun, a fashion designer, a student and a playwright - their paths have never crossed yet they have common experiences in their struggle for identity, maintaining a connection to their cultural roots and reconciling two worlds: Vietnam and Australia. Just over 30 years ago, the first wave of non-European refugees - Vietnamese refugees - arrived in Australia. Their homeland had been torn apart by war and most were not looking for a new life, rather an escape from social chaos and uncertainty. For many people, leaving was traumatic and the escapades on a small boat made of timber often ended in tragedy. For those who made it, many without their families, a wait of many months in squalid camps followed before they were offered a new homeland in Australia. In this documentary, we meet four Australian Vietnamese people: Dominic Golding, a playwright; Sister Hue Can, a Buddhist Nun; Alistair Trung, a fashion designer; and Margaret Nguyen, a student. Through candid interviews interlaced with dramatic archival footage, the stories of these four very different personalities illuminate the pathway for us all towards achieving a sense of place |
| Notes |
Originally produced by the Production Hub in 2006 |
| Credits |
Music, Margaret Nguyen ; director of photography, Geoff Ellis ; editor/broadcast designer, Paul Hasler ; archival footage, David Bradbury, Australian War Memorial, ABC Archives ; executive producers, Chris Hindes, David Jowsey |
| Cast |
Interviewees: Sister Hue Can, Alistair Trung, Margaret Nguyen, Dominic Golding |
| Notes |
In English; closed-captioned in English |
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Online resource; title from title screen (Kanopy, viewed January 26, 2023) |
| Subject |
Refugees -- Vietnam
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Refugees -- Australia
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Vietnamese -- Australia -- Case studies
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Refugees -- Australia -- Interviews
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Vietnamese -- Australia -- Social conditions
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Vietnamese -- Social conditions
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Refugees
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Vietnamese
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Vietnam
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Australia
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documentary film.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Short films
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Nonfiction films
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Interviews
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Internet videos
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Documentary films
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Case studies
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Documentary films.
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Short films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Courts métrages.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Ferris, Marie, director, producer
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Nguyen, Margaret, composer (expression)
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Ellis, Geoff, director of photography
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Hasler, Paul, editor of moving image work
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Production Hub, production company
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Ronin Films, publisher
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