A montage of archival photographic images superimposed with live action footage to present a vision of Federation and irrigation in the Sunraysia region of Victoria. Without dialogue and accompanied only by background sound effects.
Developed during the Alfred Deakin Federation Project, 2001 and supported by the Centenary of Federation Victoria and the Community Support Fund through the Victorian Federation Grants Scheme, and the Mildura City Council.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1005717
Language
No spoken word
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communities
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural conditions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dreams
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
Mini DV; Master
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode
Mini DV; Sub-master
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan