Posters A selection of movie posters for films

Posters A selection of movie posters for films - documentary and fictional - which have explored different issues of immigration and ethnicity in Australia. Making Multicultural Australia - http: //www. multiculturalaustralia. gov. au

“Billal” • “Billal” a feature documentary, • • follows the dramatic repercussions of a serious act of raciallymotivated violence, which devastates a Lebanese family living in an outer-Sydney suburb. Directed by Tom Zubrycki. Ronin Films, 1996.

“Floating Life” • “Floating Life” is a film about the • • trauma of displacement of a Chinese family after it moves to Australia, and more broadly, about the Chinese diaspora. Directed by Clara Law, with Annie Yip, Anthony Wong, Annette Shun Wah, Edwin Pang, Cecilia Lee. Footprint Films/One Globe Promotions, 1996.

“Flowers and the Wide Sea” • “Flowers and the Wide Sea, ” a two • -part documentary series for television, tells the story of one of Australia’s oldest immigrant communities - the Chinese. Directed by Tony Stevens. Film Australia, 1993.

“The Heartbreak Kid” • “The Heartbreak Kid” looks at the • • joy of falling in love and the pain of growing up, all against the background of the clash between Greek culture and the Australian way of life. Directed by Michael Jenkins, with Claudia Karvan, Alex Dimitriades. Beyond Films, 1993.

“Strictly Ballroom” • “Strictly Ballroom” is a love story, • • and the story of two people fighting for their artistic freedom, with a strong touch of Spanish dancing thrown in. Directed by Baz Lurhmann, with Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides, Peter Whitford, Barry Otto. Beyond Films, 1992.

“Traps” • “Traps” tells the story of one • • woman’s personal journey towards self-understanding and independence, against the background of building tensions in French Indo-China in 1950, as it moves to the brink of civil war. Directed by Pauline Chan, with Saskia Reeves, Robert Reynolds, Sami Frey, Jacqueline Mc. Kenzie. Ronin Films, 1994.

“What is a Jew to you? ” • “What is a Jew to you? ” explores • • the essence of Jewishness in today’s world, with all its paradoxes and confusions, and traces one family’s origins and migrations to Australia and other parts of the globe. Directed by Aviva Ziegler. Film Australia, 1986.

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