From a small island to a giant continent : the story of a Cypriot Turk

Australia, 2007

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Ifran Hassan recalls leaving his homeland of Cyprus in 1970 to escape the troubled political climate, his destination, Melbourne where he set out to make a new life for himself and to help improve the lives of others.

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Credits

creator

Ifran Hassan

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:04:16:00

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

B2000971

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Small business - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cyprus

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Turkey

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Muslims - Australia

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 → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community centers - South Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community welfare councils

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

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

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

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

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

History → Cyprus - History

Places → Australia

Places → Cyprus

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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