Surface tension

Australia, 1994

Film

Freida has something to tell Nick, but she doesn’t know what she feels or how to express it. The unspoken is the source of a tension that grows and grows and eventually must burst like a bubble rising to the surface. Original format 16mm.

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Credits

producer

Karena Slaninka

producer/director

Moira Moss

production company

AFTRS

Duration

00:11:19:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1994

Appears in

Group of items

AFTRS top 100 films. Compile 10

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006914

Language

English

Audience classifications

ACMI classified

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam; Master

Digital Betacam; Sub-master

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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