Home for four days, gone for four years

Australia, FEB 2007

Film
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Sarah Rood retells the whirlwind romance between her grandparents, how they met and the decision to create a life together, against the backdrop of war.

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Credits

creator

Sarah Rood

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:01:29:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
FEB 2007

Appears in

Group of items

Digital Storytelling workshop : general public express(February 2007)

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2002143

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Australia - History

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Grandparents

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Marriage

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

History → War - Australia - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

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

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