When you’re poor, there’s nothing as important as finding food. Nicole Bloom movingly recalls her distressing time on the streets, amongst the poor people of Melbourne, when riding on the bus is a luxury.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002308
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hunger
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Melbourne (Vic.) - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poor
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poor - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty - Children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Poor
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master