About my dad

Australia, NOV 2007

Film
About my dad thumbnail image.

Like his father, Huong Duy Pham was also a soldier in the South Vietnam Army. But his family connections were to prove too dangerous and Huong eventually escaped by boat and made his way to Australia where he is now living with his wife and three sons. He dedicates this story to his father.

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Credits

creator

Huong Duy Pham

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:03:04:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
NOV 2007

Appears in

Group of items

Men's voices: Digital Storytelling project (Vietnamese men)

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001308

Languages

English

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Asia, Southeastern

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnam

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnamese - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Prisoners of war

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Psychological aspects

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Veterans - Australia - Health aspects

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Social Conditions

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Asia, Southeastern

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers and sons

Places → Vietnam

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

DVCAM; Sub-master

DVCAM; Master

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/116571--about-my-dad/ |title=About my dad |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=19 September 2024 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}