My beautiful shwesters

Australia, 2007

Film
A still image from My beautiful shwesters

Adam Barolsky laments the distance he has put between himself and his sisters to find a better life. He tells a tale of deep sorrow and concern for the welfare of the family he has left behind. This Digital Storytelling project was created in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Australia.

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Credits

creator

Adam Barolsky

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:02:51:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2007

Appears in

Group of items

Stories from the Jewish Community

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2000984

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jewish families

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Johannesburg (South Africa)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Africa

Biographical

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Violent crimes

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Jews - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Minorities - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abused women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Brothers and sisters

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Psychological aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Jewish families

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sisters

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Men - Psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Separation (Psychology)

History → Jews - Australia

Places → Australia

Places → Johannesburg (South Africa)

Places → South Africa

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

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

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1 times

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