Roslyn and Blagica: everybody needs a friend

Australia, 1979

Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
Discussion highlights a young Yugoslav girl’s desire to become Australian in order to gain acceptance and combat prejudice. By contrast, her Australian friend endorses the continuance of ethnic identity and customs and extols the virtues of a multicultural society.

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Credits

co-director

Richard Mordaunt

James Ricketson

producer

Jan Sharp

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Group of items

Our multicultural society

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009272

Language

English

Subject categories

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

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic attitudes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic relations

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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