This short drama, shot in grainy colour, explores the conflict between a father and daughter within a contemporary Greek-Australian family. Estranged from her family for some time, a young women decides spontaneously to attend her father’s nameday party. When he rejects her, she determines to finally uncover the whole truth about a dark family secret that has haunted her since childhood. Told in a non-linear style, the film weaves together fragments of symbolic imagery and sound to evoke the memories that cause the daughter to suspect her father of murder. Each image sheds light on the previous, as the mysterious connection between the past and the present at the centre of the story is gradually revealed.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
316162
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Greeks - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conflict of generations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Greeks - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conflict of generations
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict of generations
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)