Giovanni was working on an olive farm as a teenager when he was suddenly called home - he was leaving for Australia in 2 hours! In this story he tells of his life since that day and how he became a political figure in his new homeland. Created as part of the Racconti: La Voce del Popolo Digital Storytelling in association with The Italian Federation of Migrant Workers and their Families (FILEF).
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ACMI Identifier
B1006195
Language
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy