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Inside is a project which explores the experience of institutional
detention through drama and creative writing. Inside worked
with a group of teenage girls at Juniperina Juvenile Justice centre
in south west Sydney and a group of women at Lou's Place, a centre
for homeless women in King's Cross, Sydney.
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An Arab-Australian family is caught between two cultures in this
rollicking tale of rap music, fast cars, comedy and finding romance
in Sydney's little Lebanon.
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Habibi Jammin' takes us beyond the headlines and
into the lives of four young people from the Arabic community in
the troubled Western Sydney suburb of Bankstown. Nomise, Julie,
Susan and Matuse are the most talented and articulate participants
in the Jammin' in the Middle E
drama project which promises to produce a television drama based
on stories from their lives.
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Virtual Palestine is a cutting edge arts
project, developed by Virus Media in collaboration with young Palestinians
in Sydney to establish a creative cyber presence for the global
Palestinian diaspora. The site uses both English and Arabic and
features a gallery, a communication space and music software to
jam live on the net with people in other countries.
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Palestine website >>
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Road is a raw and gritty tale of survival
in the inner city. It follows the lives of four young Aboriginal
people from the troubled Sydney suburb of Redfern over one eventful
night.
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Earthdreamer explores the psychedelic
artforms, progressive politics and chaotic lifestyle of Sydney artist
and activist Pete Strong - It's Mad Max meets the Merry Pranksters
and Don Quixote's driving the bus!
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Gaelic Girls is a witty and engaging
documentary about a ladies Irish Rules (Gaelic) football team in
Sydney which sheds light on four separate stories of female emigration.
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Reel Irish documents the hidden world
of Irish dancing in Britain. The program reaches beyond the glamour
of the Riverdance phenomenon to look at the experiences of the ordinary
women who passed down their traditions through the generations.
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Sound System explores the little known
subculture of the British reggae sound system scene. The program
follows veteran Birmingham dancehall crew Quaker City as they play
out in Handsworth and features interviews with some of the major
players in the British dancehall scene.
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Virus Media has produced a number of radio documentaries including
Wired Palestine, Earthdreamers and Dereb, portrait
of an Ethiopian Musician , all of which were broadcast on ABC
Radio National's Radio Eye slot.
Earthdreamers (2000) – Mad Max meets
the Merry Pranksters in the red centre of Australia - It's a road
movie on the radio!
Wired Palestine (2002) looks at the role
of the internet in the Middle East peace process.
Derebe –Portrait of an Ethiopian Musician
(2003) is a peek into the life of a young Ethiopian exile as he
plies his musical trade in the Sydney suburbs.
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