Second life

Australia, 2007

Ximena migrated to Australia in 2003. To migrate is to be born again. While enjoying her new life in Australia, she looks back at the friendships and life she left behind in Buenos Aires. This Digital Storytelling project was created in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Australia

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Collection

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Credits

creator

Ximena Silberman

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:02:56:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

2007

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2000987

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jewish families

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Migrations

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

Biographical

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architects

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 → Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects

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

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Jews - Migrations

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Friendship

History → Jews - Australia

Places → Australia

Places → Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

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

Collected

2 times

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