Medicina Amara explores the personal experiences of migrant women in Australia and their use of tranquillisers. Through a dramatised reconstruction the video explores reasons that compel women to seek help and the common medical response. This video suggests alternatives to medication and presents migrant women’s personal experiences and their determination to face life, pill-free.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
36459
Language
Italian
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women immigrants
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women immigrants
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women immigrants
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Drug use
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Health and hygiene
Foreign language films
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)