Om and Prom from Cambodia

Australia, 1965

Film
A still image from Om and Prom from Cambodia

Episode of Series “My Friends”.
A day in the life of two Cambodian boys. Shows them at school, at play, at home and working in the rice fields. They ride on elephants to the ruins of Angkor where they see the age-old ritual of the beautiful palace dancers.

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Collection

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Credits

production company

Pacific Films

Duration

00:07:43:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1965

Appears in

Group of items

My Friends

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007831

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Asia, Southeastern - Description and travel

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rites and ceremonies

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

Crafts & Visual Arts → Culture

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Asia, Southeastern - Social conditions

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Temples - Asia, Southeastern

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Music & Performing Arts → Culture

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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

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