River of my Life

Australia, 2004

Film
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A digital story made as part of the ‘Diversity @ Work’ Program in association with AMES, Australia Post and SBS. Amira describes the course her life has taken - from the ravages of War in her homeland through to the hardships of a refugee’s life in both Europe and Australia before finding acceptance and fulfillment through a supportive workplace.

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Credits

creator

Amira Sabanovic

production company

ACMI Digital Storytelling

Duration

00:05:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2004

Appears in

Group of items

Memory Grid Digital Storytelling Collection: General Public Workshops 2003/2004

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006557

Language

English

Audience classification

Exempt

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode

Digital Betacam; Sub-master

Digital Betacam; Master

Mini DV; Master

Mini DV; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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