Even chance

Australia, 1987

Film
A still image from Even chance (A)

Alice, a young Aboriginal woman, leaves her home in a country town to work in the city. She finds employment but things start to go wrong and eventually she is dismissed. Alice decides to take her case to the Office of the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity. The program highlights examples of harassment, prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.

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Credits

director

Martin Zierman

producer

Sabina Baltrukomis

production company

Curriculum Branch, Ministry of Ed

Victoria. Office of the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303327

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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

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