Freedom Stories
(eVideo)

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Ronin Films (Firm), Distributor
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Ronin Films, 2015., Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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eVideo
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (201 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Language
English

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Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2015.
Description
Freedom Stories is an exploration by filmmaker Steve Thomas of the achievements and struggles of former ‘boat people’. Now Australian citizens, they arrived seeking asylum from the Middle-East around 2001 – a watershed year in Australian politics sparked by the Tampa affair and Prime Minister John Howard’s declaration: “We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come”.. Some were only children when they found themselves in indefinite mandatory detention in remote places such as Woomera or Nauru and then placed on temporary protection visas, which extended their limbo for years. It has taken astonishing resilience and over a decade for them to build secure lives and start contributing to their new country. These are ordinary people who found themselves caught up in the extraordinary consequences of political brinkmanship but have long since dropped out of the media spotlight. They live among us now and given the Government’s boast that it has ‘stopped the boats’ it is time for their voices to be heard.. The Freedom Stories Project acknowledges the support of Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Bokhara Foundation, John T. Reid Charitable Trusts, R.E. Ross Trust, Scanlon Foundation, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Amnesty International, Faculty of the VCA & MCM at University of Melbourne, Documentary Australia Foundation and Creative Partnerships Australia. Freedom Stories is a Flying Carpet Films production.. Recommended by the Refugee Council of Australia: "a thoughtful and uplifting film that places humanity back in this often politicised debate. ... Screening ‘Freedom Stories’ is a great way to raise awareness.".
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(2015). Freedom Stories . Ronin Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

2015. Freedom Stories. Ronin Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Freedom Stories Ronin Films, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Freedom Stories Ronin Films, 2015.

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