Of dreams and reasons

Australia, 1983

TV show
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Episode number 2 of Series “The Migrant experience”.
Illustrates the motivations of individuals and various ethnic groups who migrated to Australia. Looks at the convict experience, the Irish, British, northern and southern European and Pacific Islander immigrant experiences, as well as the experiences of recent refugees from Indo-China, Lebanon, Uganda, Timor and Chile. Also considers the accuracy of Australian government promotional literature and films produced to attract migrants in the postwar period.

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Credits

co-director

Ben Lewin

Karl McPhee

producer

Malcolm Smith

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1983

Appears in

The Migrant experience

Group of items

The Migrant experience

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508089

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Television

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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