Phoung traces her family’s journey to Australia and her sadness of leaving behind her grandmother. This story was created as part of a project that marked the 30th anniversary of the first wave of migration from Vietnam to Australia and was funded by VicHealth.
Made at ACMI as part of the ‘Recovering Hope’ Digital Storytelling project, in partnership with VicHealth and Belgium Street Neighbourhood House.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1006860
Language
English
Audience classifications
Exempt
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnamese - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnamese - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy