Vera is the meticulous wife, mother and reigning matriarch of her palatial home. She manages her domestic domain with digital clockwork precision. It is 7pm and dinner time. Her dutiful husband and beautiful son take their designated places at the table. However, the tranquillity is interrupted by the sudden appearance of an intruder threatening to shatter Vera’s utopia. Original format 35mm/colour.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1006930
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family
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