Marrickville

The inner-city Sydney suburb of Marrickville is the most ethnically diverse locality in Australia. The suburb’s heavy industry goes back to the mid-19th century and successive generations of migrants have settled and worked in the area. The video celebrates the contribution of Greeks, Yugoslavs and Turks to Sydney, from the post-WWII years to the present, as well as looking at the experiences of more recent migrants from war-torn Lebanon and Vietnam. Through the poetry and prose of migrant Australians and that of their children we hear of the cultural dislocation experienced by residents of Marrickville.

Credits

production company

Jotz Productions

co-producer

Russ Hermann

Tom Zubrycki

director

Tom Zubrycki

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302669

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney (N.S.W.)

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Literature → Immigrants' writings

Places → Sydney (N.S.W.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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