A Little memory

Australia, NOV 2007

Truyen Dinh Le, a refugee himself from Vietnam, tells a harrowing story of courage and determination by his father-in-law to find peace and a better life for his family, away from the war in Vietnam to the safe haven of Australian shores.

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Credits

creator

Truyen Dinh Le

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:04:41:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

NOV 2007

Appears in

Group of items

Men's voices: Digital Storytelling project (Vietnamese men)

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001306

Languages

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Asia, Southeastern

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnam

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnamese - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Social Conditions

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers

History → Vietnam - History

Places → Vietnam

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

DVCAM; Sub-master

DVCAM; Master

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

Collected

4 times

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