Guru

Australia, 1995

Film

In the West, people fall in love and then get married. In India, people get married and then fall in love. But this is not India - this is Parramatta, in Sydney, Australia…A film celebrating cultural clashes amidst a wild and wonderful festival of colour. Original format 16 mm.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

director

Safina Uberoi

producer

Pascal Guilloux

production company

AFTRS

writer

Safina Uberoi

Duration

00:11:57:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1995

Appears in

Group of items

AFTRS top 100 films. Compile 9

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006920

Language

English

Audience classifications

ACMI classified

Mediatheque - all ages (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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