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WING AND A PRAYER, A

Year: 2000

Classification: Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G

Runtime: 56 min

Produced In: Australia

Directed By: Sarah Barton

Produced By: Catherine Dyson

Language: English

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Five women from Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan discuss how they have embraced the Australian way of life while still maintaining a close connection with their cultural heritage.

As frankincense burns, sending fragrance to the heavens, Shaza entertains a group of women in traditional Somali style.

For Munira, Malyun, Samira, Suban and Shaza, life has taken some unexpected turns. All have left their countries as conflict in the region simmered, eventually arriving in Australia. Four of the women came together in the Horn of Africa Women's Theatre in Melbourne, where they are seen rehearsing. Through their theatre and their conversation, myths are dispelled and a realisation emerges of the profound complexities of multiculturalism.

"An inspiring film." - Sun-Herald.

Directed by Sarah Barton
Produced by Catherine Dyson
Writers – Catherine Dyson, Sarah Barton
Editor – Uri Mizrahi
Cinematographers – Jenni Meaney, Joanne Donohoe
Music composer – Michael Havir

Produced with the assistance of SBS Independent
Financed with the assistance of the Australian Film Finance Corporation

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