A documentary film showing how the community of Mt. Macedon is piecing together its life again after being annihilated by the fires of Ash Wednesday. The film is based on interviews with some of the residents and gives case studies of a couple of families. Written and narrated by John Bonney.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016300
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Victoria - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mount Macedon (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires - Victoria
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Prevention and control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Disasters
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Victoria - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation