Veiled Ambition
Written byCeleste Geer
Directed byCeleste Geer[1]
StarringFrida
Theme music composerPatrick Robertson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
ProducerJeni McMahon
Running time26 minutes
Original release
NetworkSpecial Broadcasting Service
ReleaseJune 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. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "SBS: What's On (03/01/07)". SBS. 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  3. ↑ "SBS: What's On (25/07/07)". SBS. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Veiled Ambition". Ronin Films. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Jake (14 August 2006). "Bridging the personal-political gap". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 23 May 2010.


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