Change of Our Lives is a 2013 Australian feature film using comedy and drama to demystify Hepatitis B, its myths and misconceptions [1] and set in the backdrops of the suburb of Cabramatta. It was produced and directed by Vietnamese-Australian director Maria Tran. [2] It was commissioned by Cancer Council of NSW and Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE). [3]
Maria Tran facilitated workshops with project participants and developed the script with them in two weeks. The film was made in 7 days of production shooting. Post-Production was one month at Dong Tam Association.
The movie was shot in Cabramatta, New South Wales, with more than 100 locals making up the cast and crew, and took four months to film. [6] [7] Director Maria Tran said "one in eight Vietnamese people have hepatitis B" and "there's a lot of stigma about having it in the Vietnamese community". [7]
The film was praised for helping to put a new spin on the efforts to combat the high rates of hepatitis B in the Australian-Vietnamese community. [8]
Change of Our Lives is a 2013 Australian feature film using comedy and drama to demystify Hepatitis B, its myths and misconceptions [1] and set in the backdrops of the suburb of Cabramatta. It was produced and directed by Vietnamese-Australian director Maria Tran. [2] It was commissioned by Cancer Council of NSW and Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE). [3]
Maria Tran facilitated workshops with project participants and developed the script with them in two weeks. The film was made in 7 days of production shooting. Post-Production was one month at Dong Tam Association.
The movie was shot in Cabramatta, New South Wales, with more than 100 locals making up the cast and crew, and took four months to film. [6] [7] Director Maria Tran said "one in eight Vietnamese people have hepatitis B" and "there's a lot of stigma about having it in the Vietnamese community". [7]
The film was praised for helping to put a new spin on the efforts to combat the high rates of hepatitis B in the Australian-Vietnamese community. [8]