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'The boundaries between fiction and reality merge as three stories of love, family and relationships play out amidst homelessness, drugs and crime. Set in infamous Cabramatta, widely regarded as the "crime and drug capital" of Australia, the film is a glimpse into the lives of those youths whom we notice living on the streets, but belong to the "brick wall" that we see but never hear from.' (Publicity flyer)
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Works about this Work
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Straight to the Pool Room : Top 10 Films about the Australian Dream
2016
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 April 2016; 'The housing market may not sound like the most stimulating territory for a story, but it has been the basis of some of Australia’s greatest films' -
The 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millenium
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 September 2016; -
From Gangs to Shopping Malls : Sentimental Aesthetics in Vietnamese Australian Community Arts
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Intercultural Studies , vol. 35 no. 3 2014; (p. 281-294) 'This article describes developments in Vietnamese Australian community arts in the context of recent reforms to Community Cultural Development (CCD) funding. While a discussion of two case studies suggests these reforms have encouraged a shift towards post-welfarist and enterprising modes of project development, the article argues that conspicuously ‘cosmo-multiculturalist’ and ‘sentimental aesthetics’ cannot be explained entirely in terms of post-1980s cultural policies of the Australian Labour government. The article concludes that recent attempts to link CCD work to professional arts networks were in fact anticipated by the explicit agendas of Vietnamese Australian CCD workers themselves, although for quite different purposes.' (Publication abstract) -
The Art of Government : Khoa Do's 'The Finished People' and the Policy Reform of Community Cultural Development
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 2 no. 3 2008; (p. 177-193) -
'Small-Fry' : Suburban Decline and the Global Outback in Recent Asian Australian Cinema
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 2 no. 3 2008; (p. 195-212)
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The Art of Government : Khoa Do's 'The Finished People' and the Policy Reform of Community Cultural Development
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 2 no. 3 2008; (p. 177-193) -
Straight to the Pool Room : Top 10 Films about the Australian Dream
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 April 2016; 'The housing market may not sound like the most stimulating territory for a story, but it has been the basis of some of Australia’s greatest films' -
From Gangs to Shopping Malls : Sentimental Aesthetics in Vietnamese Australian Community Arts
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Intercultural Studies , vol. 35 no. 3 2014; (p. 281-294) 'This article describes developments in Vietnamese Australian community arts in the context of recent reforms to Community Cultural Development (CCD) funding. While a discussion of two case studies suggests these reforms have encouraged a shift towards post-welfarist and enterprising modes of project development, the article argues that conspicuously ‘cosmo-multiculturalist’ and ‘sentimental aesthetics’ cannot be explained entirely in terms of post-1980s cultural policies of the Australian Labour government. The article concludes that recent attempts to link CCD work to professional arts networks were in fact anticipated by the explicit agendas of Vietnamese Australian CCD workers themselves, although for quite different purposes.' (Publication abstract) -
The 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millenium
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 September 2016; -
'Small-Fry' : Suburban Decline and the Global Outback in Recent Asian Australian Cinema
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 2 no. 3 2008; (p. 195-212)
Awards
- 2004 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Film — Best Film
- 2004 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Original Screenplay
- 2004 nominated AWGIE Awards — Film Award
- 2004 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Original Screenplay
- 2003 won IF Awards Inside Film Awards — Independent Spirit Award
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- Cabramatta, Fairfield area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales,
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