Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
Ana is a Spanish/English interpreter in a Sydney family centre. The film shows some of the problems with which she works - human rather than linguistic ones - and her relationships with English-speaking co-workers. The film is designed to raise questions about the need for communicators like Ana and about the isolation of non-English speaking people.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012746
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Alien labor
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Translators
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alien labor
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community centers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Minorities
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)