New life new country

Australia, 2007

Film
A still image from New life new country

Fatma Coskun came from a small village amongst the mountains of Corun. However, financial hardships drove her and her husband to Australia to start a new life. Despite a major setback at the beginning of their journey, Fatma and her family consider themselves very fortunate to have settled in Australia.

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Credits

creator

Fatma Coskun

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:03:21:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2007

Appears in

Group of items

Stories from the Turkish community : Digital Storytelling project

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2000928

Language

Turkish

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Turkey

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Muslims - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Turkey

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Turkey - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Turks - Australia

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions - 20th Century

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Muslims - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Turkey - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Turks - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Turkey

Foreign language films

Places → Australia

Places → Turkey

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/114327--new-life-new-country/ |title=New life new country |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=17 March 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}