A Fishy problem

Australia, 2007

Film
A still image from A Fishy problem

Astrid Silberman attempts to recreate her family recipe for Gefilte fish. She has trouble deciding whether to follow the traditional recipe or to come up with a new interpretation on the old tradition. This Digital Storytelling project was created in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Australia.

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Credits

creator

Astrid Silberman

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:02:54:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2007

Appears in

Group of items

Stories from the Jewish Community

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2000990

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Civilization

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jewish families

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Migrations

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

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Jewish families

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

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cookery

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cookery (Fish)

History → Jews - Australia

History → Jews - Migrations

Places → Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

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

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