Compression

Australia, 2010

Film
Compression thumbnail image.

Ricky Morris is the 21st member of his family to see active service for Australia. He is proud to be part of the fighting Gunditjmarra people. His story looks at the invisible pressures modern soldiers constantly face and his realisation that this was shared by his family waiting for him at home.

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22 April 2019

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Credits

creator

Ricky Morris

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:03:17:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2010

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Group of items

In our words: stories from Victorian veterans [Indigenous veterans]

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