Veiled Ambition

Veiled Ambition
Written by Celeste Geer
Directed by Celeste Geer[1]
Starring Frida
Theme music composer Patrick Robertson
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 1
Production
Producer(s) Jeni McMahon
Running time 26 minutes
Release
Original network Special Broadcasting Service
Original release June 20063 January (2007-01-03)[2] – 25 July 2007 (2007-07-25)[3]

Veiled Ambition is a 1-part documentary created by Rebel Films for the SBS independent network following a Lebanese-Australian woman named Frida as she opens a shop selling fashionable clothing for Muslim women on Melbourne's Sydney Road.

The documentary follows Frida, described as a "little aussie battler in a scarf" as she develops her business in Melbourne while juggling a husband and home in Sydney and a pregnancy.[4]

A down-turn in sales after police raids on Muslim homes in Sydney and Melbourne induces Frida to stage a fashion show at the Australian Bridal Expo in order to gain greater exposure, a month before she is due to give birth.[4]

Veiled Ambition won the Palace Films Award for Short Film Promoting Human Rights at the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Veiled Ambition Press Kit" (PDF) (Press release). St. Kilda Film Festival. 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  2. ↑ "SBS: What's On (03/01/07)". SBS. 2007-01-03. Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  3. ↑ "SBS: What's On (25/07/07)". SBS. 2007-07-25. Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  4. 1 2 "Veiled Ambition". Ronin Films. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Jake (14 August 2006). "Bridging the personal-political gap". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 23 May 2010.


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