The Curse of Laradjongran

Looks at some aspects of community development programs in Indonesia which are funded and administered by the Australian overseas aid agency Community Aid Abroad.

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Credits

director

Monique Tammer

Peter Tammer

production company

Community Aid Abroad

Duration

00:29:15:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002580

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community Aid Abroad (Australia)

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic assistance, Australian - Indonesia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Indonesia - Social conditions

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1972

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