At age 11 Denise Mack is told secretly by her mother that her heritage isn’t Irish, that her grandfather was Lebanese and her grandmother, Chinese. Through this story, Denise journeys along the path of her ancestry to bring her closer to herself.
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22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000982
Language
English
Audience classifications
ACMI classified
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Lebanese - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Lebanese - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Identity (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Sub-master
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy