Alice, a young Aboriginal woman, leaves her home in a country town to work in the city. She finds employment but things start to go wrong and eventually she is dismissed. Alice decides to take her case to the Office of the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity. The program highlights examples of harassment, prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303327
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Employment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination in employment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Victoria. Equal Opportunity Board
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan