VCA Film & Television's video: Claudia s Shadow Ruth Borgobello 2002 Drama

Format: Digital Video / Sound: Stereo / Aspect Ratio: 16:9 A young Italian girl, finding herself suddenly in the strange and foreign land of Australia, uses her talent for storytelling to transcend all cultural and linguistic barriers - with a little help from her shadow. ‘Claudia’s Shadow’ was Borgobello’s graduate short film, made whilst they were studying at VCA Film and Television, which is a part of The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. This film is released as part of the VCA Film and Television Digital Archive Project, a living audio-visual record of student short films that date back to 1966. The films in the collection display cultural, historical, social and aesthetic significance. They are part of a widespread research, pedagogy and engagement digital archive project aimed at preserving and showcasing this important part of our Australian moving image history. To read an article that discusses this film visit: https://precinct.finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/2019/05/09/vca-digital-archive-outsiders-and-misfits/ To find out more about the VCA Film and TV Digital Archive Project visit: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftvarchive Digitiser: VCA Film and Television. Find us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vca_mcm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevictoriancollegeofthearts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vca_mcm/