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Letters to Ali (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Clara Law

Written By:
Eddie Ling-Ching Fong
Clara Law

Actors:
Clara Law

Synopsis:

The documentary chronicles one exceptional 'average' Australian family, Trish, her husband Rob and their four children, who decide to help on a small level by writing to Ali - a 15 year-old Afghan boy detained at Port Hedland and unaccompanied by any relatives. This letter would prove to be the catalyst for a three-year on-going battle with Australian authorities to get Ali, then a minor, out of detention.Hong Kong-born/Melbourne based Clara Law and her husband, filmmaker Eddie Fong, felt a similar urge to contribute to the debate after noticing a newspaper story about Ali written by Trish Kerbi in September 2002. Clara, who is well-known as a feature filmmaker (Floating Life, Autumn Moon, The Goddess Of 1967), and Eddie contacted Trish and they decided to make a film about Ali's case.Clara and Eddie's personal journey parallels that of Trish and her family as they all travel from Victoria across Australia to Port Hedland in Western Australia to visit Ali, and take up his case for a visa.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 June, 2010.