Talking about “Belonging” is a follow-up of a three-part series, the first two parts being “Belonging…the first week” and “Belonging…the second week”. The series is a study of social interaction in the town of Wellington, New South Wales. Through the lives of four men, it shows how in country towns there are those who “belong” and those who don’t - women, Aboriginals, the poor, the unemployed. “Talking about Belonging” is a discussion between the four men and their families with the filmmaker Philip Robertson and sociologist Kate Gillen when they first saw the completed film. Shows how the men see themselves. Also explores the creation of a “sense of belonging” in an Australian country town.
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ACMI Identifier
010574
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural families
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural families
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions - 20th Century
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Minorities
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poor - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural families
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Rural
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)