Doors Will Open

Australia, 2004

Film
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A digital story made as part of the ‘Diversity @ Work’ Program in association with AMES, Australia Post and SBS. Rajani Shrestha moved to Melbourne from Nepal in 1992 with her husband and son. Rajani recounts the struggle she faced to find meaningful work in a new country. She tells of her journey which eventually led to her working at AMES Australia.

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Credits

creator

Rajani Shrestha

production company

ACMI Digital Storytelling

Duration

00:05:11:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2004

Appears in

Group of items

Diversity@work - Stories of diversity

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2004285

Language

English

Audience classification

Exempt

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

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

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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