Fearless: stories from Asian women

Australia, 2002

Film

This documentary examines the experiences of four women fighting for social justice. Each is from a different culture but they are united by a refusal to remain silent and by their pursuit of human rights justice. Explosive devices tells the story of Doris Nuval, a former terrorist who is utilizing the power of television to bring justice to the Philippines. The Price of freedom outlays Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrins struggle against womens oppression and the forces of fundamentalism. Breaking the caste investigates Fathima Burnards aim to empower the Dalait women of India, thus changing a 3000 year old caste system. Heart on the sleeve Hien Tran is the voice for thousands of Australian outworkers who work for a pittance, under exploitative circumstances.

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Credits

co-director

Matthew Kelley

Peter Du Cane

co-producer

Peter Du Cane

Samantha Kelley

production company

Film Australia

Duration

01:44:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2002

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

319002

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women in television

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - India

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women immigrants

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abused women

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Caste - India

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination in employment

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wages - Women

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - India

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women immigrants

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women political activists

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women's rights

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abused women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - India

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women immigrants

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women's rights

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

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

History → Women's rights

People → Women - Interviews

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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