Re-connecting with the land

Catherine van Wilgenburg contemplates arriving in a new and unfamiliar country and how to set about building a new life.

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Credits

creator

Catherine van Wilgenburg

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:01:18:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

AUG 2007

Appears in

Group of items

Digital Storytelling Express workshop

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2002186

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Urban fauna

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Adaptability (Psychology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

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

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Australia, AUG 2007