Birthdays

Australia, 1989

Film
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Episode of Series “Australian mosaic”.
Australians, from all ages, from all backgrounds, discuss mythologies and stories connected with birth, mothering and pregnancy. The video utilises the imagery of water to represent the foetal world of the womb. By contrasting stories of pain and joy; accounts from mothers and accounts from adults who have undergone re-birthing; and by contrasting different cultural experiences of birth, “Birthdays” ultimately is a testament to the crucial role, ideas surrounding birth and mothering have on forming individual and cultural identity.

Credits

production company

SBS-TV

producer

Michael Rogers

director
Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1989

Appears in

Australian mosaic

Group of items

Australian mosaic

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303452

Language

English

Subject categories

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth, Hour of

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childbirth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth, Hour of

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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