Ana: an interpreter

Australia, 1978

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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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Credits

producer

Tom Manefield

director

Debby Kingsland

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Group of items

Our multicultural society

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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 → 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

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Translators

Literature → Translators

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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