FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Title Details

Heart on the Sleeve

Hien Tran is the voice for thousands of Australian outworkers, whose financial needs leave them vulnerable to employer exploitation.
Series : Fearless - Stories from Asian Women | Episode : 4 | Year : 2001 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Samantha Kelley, Peter Du Cane
Director : Mathew Kelley |
Aerial Melbourne city buildings daytime, dissolve to aerial from another angle. Dissolve.
Access No. 134557 | 8 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage MS crowd of protesters with placards ÔSave Australian Jobs' slo mo, WS demonstrators to camera slo mo. Dissolve.
Access No. 134558 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Aerial Melbourne city buildings. Dissolve.
Access No. 134559 | 3 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage MWS Hien Tran working at sewing machine, CU fingers pulling material as needle sews, WS Hien working by lamplight in darkened room, rear view Hien, super, CU fingers working, super, machine in F/G as Hien works, super, sorting material garments, super.
Access No. 134560 | 29 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, super, talking about finding out that she was being unfairly paid.
Access No. 134561 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage CU hands working industrial sewing machine, subtitles, tilt up Hien throwing cloth down. Black. Tilt up press photographers, quick VS CU's photographers taking pictures, CU model smiling.
Access No. 134562 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
MS two women walking past sale sign, MCU pan sale sign which is image of woman draped in sale ribbon.
Access No. 134563 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage fashion model walking in coat, MCU model turning in white top, MCU model turning in evening dress, slo mo models on catwalk past camera, tilt up two models on catwalk.
Access No. 134564 | 17 secs | 1990s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
ECU Hien Tran wearing glasses, CU material moving through sewing machine, MS Hien working at sewing machine, high angle shot Hien working, CU Hien, MS hands working fabric through machine.
Access No. 134565 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage pan demonstrators with placards and flags, subtitles, MS Hien Tran at microphone addressing rally. Dissolve.
Access No. 134566 | 18 secs | 1990s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about her fight to get fair pay. Freeze frame. Super: Heart on the Sleeve. Fade to black.
Access No. 134567 | 25 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W drawing of outworkers, 1850s, sewing in clothing factory. Dissolve.
Access No. 134601 | 9 secs | 1800s | Australia | © State Library of Victoria | B&W |
Still b&w photograph group of outworkers, b&w photograph many women outworkers sitting along tables in clothing factory.
Access No. 134602 | 17 secs | 1800s | Australia | © Museum Victoria | B&W |
Archival b&w footage pan from bobbin to migrant woman working at sewing machine. Archival colour footage rear view woman working at sewing machine in darkened room, tilt up from fabric to woman out of focus. Dissolve.
Access No. 134603 | 12 secs | 1980s, 1990s, | Australia | © ABC Television | B&W |
Aerial suburbs, possibly Melbourne. Dissolve.
Access No. 134604 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph CU Hien Tran as young woman. Dissolve.
Access No. 134605 | 7 secs | 1980s | © Hien Tran | B&W |
Aerial over suburbs, possibly Melbourne, closer aerial rooftops of suburban houses and streets, ECU fabric of garment, pan to button, CU fingers holding blue fabric at needle of sewing machine, pan CU black and white houndstooth patterned fabric, slo mo CU fingers working at sewing machine, CU pan dot pattern garment and button, MCU pan up garment. Dissolve.
Access No. 134606 | 29 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about outworkers having to work long hours in clothing factories to meet delivery deadlines. CU fabric moving through sewing machine, CU Hien wearing glasses, dissolve to map of part of south east Asia, zoom to Saigon marked on map. Dissolve.
Access No. 134607 | 35 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Saigon marketplace, overhead track marketsellers wearing bamboo hats, WS women in bamboo hats working in rice paddy. Dissolve.
Access No. 134608 | 9 secs | Unknown | Saigon, Vietnam | © ABC Television | B&W |
Still b&w photograph Hien Tran and family, b&w photo Hien's father with other family members. Dissolve.
Access No. 134609 | 15 secs | Unknown | Vietnam, Asia | © Hien Tran | B&W |
Archival colour footage WS soldiers in war ravaged street, slo mo profile two Vietnamese soldiers walking L-R in street with rifles, pan to soldiers in street, slo mo soldiers walking R-L. Dissolve.
Access No. 134610 | 29 secs | 1970s | Saigon, Vietnam, Asia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about paying her own university fees because she loves learning.
Access No. 134611 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Hien Tran, CU detail photo, b&w photo Hien as bride on wedding day, pull back to reveal bride with groom Tuyen Tran, b&w photo Hien wearing hat holding baby. Dissolve.
Access No. 134612 | 16 secs | 1970s, 1980s, | Vietnam, Asia | © Hien Tran | B&W |
Archival colour footage girl toddler in hat waving flag from crowd, MS large red banners carried by protesters, WS demonstrators gathered outside official building, MWS row of North Vietnamese soldiers, zoom to MS, MS officials and children on balcony, pan left to military officer standing with officials and children, subtitles. Dissolve.
Access No. 134613 | 19 secs | 1980s | Vietnam, Asia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about her brother being imprisoned.
Access No. 134614 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Hien and husband Tuyen Tran, subtitles. Dissolve.
Access No. 134615 | 9 secs | 1980s | Vietnam, Asia | © Hien Tran | B&W |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about being persecuted by the North Vietnamese.
Access No. 134616 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage slo mo Vietnamese on crowded vessel helping others to climb aboard, MS desperate men climbing into boat, pan from people on wharf to man jumping aboard. Dissolve.
Access No. 134617 | 29 secs | 1980s | Vietnam, Asia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about Australia being a heaven for Vietnamese refugees. Dissolve.
Access No. 134618 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS Melbourne city buildings, water in F/G, grey weather.
Access No. 134619 | 4 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage WS lines of women working in clothing factory, CU profile woman at sewing machine, CU hands taking cloth from sewing machine and cutting thread.
Access No. 134620 | 12 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
WS cargo ship loaded with containers moving slowly into port, bridge in B/G, boats in F/G, MS containers on ship as it passes camera, MWS containers on stern of ship as it moves L-R through grey water with tug at rear. Dissolve.
Access No. 134621 | 8 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage WS protest march against tariff cuts, banner ÒCalling for a Freeze on TariffsÓ, MS demonstrators. Dissolve.
Access No. 134648 | 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Low angle deserted factory building , MCU white rags blowing from barbed wire fence, building in B/G. Dissolve.
Access No. 134649 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph Hien and Tuyen Tran with their three children. Dissolve.
Access No. 134651 | 8 secs | 1990s | Malaysia, Asia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Archival colour footage MS pan Vietnamese refugee woman to girl on bus, track CU young Vietnamese boy's face looking out window of moving bus, rear view bus travelling along street, two white cars driving behind. Dissolve.
Access No. 134652 | 10 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Still colour photograph Hien Tran with young daughter standing with another woman outside community centre, detail photo MS Tien and woman. Dissolve.
Access No. 134653 | 5 secs | 1990s | Springvale, Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Slo mo pedestrians walking in street, slo mo rear view people walking up stairs, MCU external glass wall of office building reflecting clouds, slo mo man crossing road as traffic passes in front of camera. Dissolve.
Access No. 134655 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph Hien and Tuyen Tran with two of their children. Dissolve.
Access No. 134656 | 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about becoming an outworker because of language barrier.
Access No. 134657 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph Vietnamese women in clothing factory with baby on trolley, pile of remnants on bench in B/G, detail photo woman pushing trolley. Dissolve.
Access No. 134658 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Archival colour footage slow zoom through garage doorway to CU piles of cloth remnants, subtitles.
Access No. 134659 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about outworkers being more profitable for factories when they work from home. MCU fabric going through sewing machine, ECU pan down shirt buttons, CU fingers pushing cloth through sewing machine. Interview Hien about her family not being able to survive with her outworking.
Access No. 134660 | 21 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage MCU bobbins on industrial sewing machine, MS hands working at machine.
Access No. 134661 | 12 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about going to English classes and sewing at home at night. CU sewing machine needle working as fabric goes through. Interview Hien about being extremely tired during her English classes from working at night. CU needle sewing though fabric. Dissolve.
Access No. 134662 | 29 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph two of Hien Tran's children. Dissolve.
Access No. 134663 | 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about not having time to spend with her children. Dissolve.
Access No. 134664 | 22 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph Hien's two daughters, one holding baby, colour photo five Tran children with daughters holding fabric, subtitles. Dissolve.
Access No. 134665 | 27 secs | 1990s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about her children having to help with her work.
Access No. 134666 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Detail of still colour photograph one of Hien Tran's daughters holding white fabric, subtitles, pull back to reveal four of the Tran children.
Access No. 134667 | 17 secs | 1990s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about feeling guilty about her children.
Access No. 134668 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage, 1996, Four Corners opener with montage of rage trade shots, VS models on catwalk, scissors cutting through red cloth, programme title ÒCrimes of FashionÓ, silhouette two interviewees, subtitles, talking about poor wages for outworkers.
Access No. 134669 | 34 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about not being able to speak out about poor wages. 10:12:08 Aerial Melbourne suburbs, tracking POV from car along row of shops, some Asian, MS Vietnamese family walking along street to camera, MS signage for Vietnamese butcher shop, MWS Asian supermarket frontage with passing traffic, VS students and teacher in English class, teacher talking from whiteboard.
Access No. 134670 | 46 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview Hien about outworkers learning their rights, interview Annie Delaney of Textile Union Australia, super, talking about discrimination in the textile industry.
Access No. 134671 | 24 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage pan L-R sewing machines set up in living room to Hien Tran working at machine, super: Textile Union's Video Ô20 Pieces', MS Hien working, CU Hien in profile, subtitles.
Access No. 134672 | 22 secs | 1990s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about the need to help others. High WS Canberra from behind War Memorial with Parliament House in distance, MS coat of arms atop Parliament House, slow zoom WS Parliament House. Dissolve.
Access No. 134673 | 19 secs | 2000s | Australia; Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MCU Fairwear poster being carried.
Access No. 134680 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
MS four campaigners wearing white sheets with red lettering, MCU male campaigner offering leaflets to people in street, MS campaigner, subtitles, interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about realising that outworkers were separated when they were poorly represented at a demonstration. WS protesters in shopping mall holding banner Òfashion stinksÓ, MS Pamela Curr talking on microphone, interview Pamela, super: Pamela Curr Fairwear Campaigner, talking about abuse of outworkers.
Access No. 134681 | 1 min 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage protest march, mounted police ride past in F/G, VS demonstrators marching with placards and banners. Dissolve.
Access No. 134682 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about freedom of speech in Australia.
Access No. 134683 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage large group of protesters at union rally, banner reading Òtextile, clothing & footwear workers fighting for our rightsÓ, tilt up Hien reading at microphone surrounded by other protesters.
Access No. 134684 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about other workers standing by her when she made a speech at a union rally.
Access No. 134685 | 17 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage Hien Tran reading speech at union rally, zoom to MS Hien at microphone.
Access No. 134686 | 15 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about being told she looked small at union rally but her voice was very loud.
Access No. 134687 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage Hien Tran reading speech at microphone at union rally, subtitles, WS protest rally with placards and banners held high, subtitles. Dissolve.
Access No. 134688 | 11 secs | 1990s | © Fairwear | Colour |
WS blue weatherboard house with red tiled roof.
Access No. 134689 | 4 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage MS Hien Tran talking to other people around table, subtitles for voiceover.
Access No. 134690 | 18 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about being the voice for outworkers. MS hands working at sewing machine, interview Hoa Hoang, subtitles, super, talking about joining the union in speaking out about injustices placed upon outworkers.
Access No. 134691 | 47 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage track MCU Hien Tran, WS woman speaking at head of table at union meeting, track MCU Hien, WS meeting of women around large table in conference room, subtitles for voiceover.
Access No. 134692 | 17 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about feeling proud to be union representative in Victoria. High angle Hien working at sewing machine. Interview Annie Delaney of the Textile Union talking about Hien being able to provide support and encouragement for outworkers, interview Hien about knowing the English language giving her power and confidence. Dissolve.
Access No. 134693 | 52 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Hien Tran as young woman in bicycle, zoom in to MCU Hien, colour photo Hien's son Long sitting on couch next to dialysis machine, slow zoom in, subtitles.
Access No. 134694 | 21 secs | 1990s | Vietnam; Australia | © Hien Tran | B&W |
Interview Hien Tran, subtitles, talking about her son's kidney disease and their fight for survival.
Access No. 134695 | 31 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph low angle Sydney University building with two students sitting in F/G. Dissolve.
Access No. 134696 | 6 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Australian Picture Library | Colour |
Archival colour footage MS lower half of legs stepping up onto bus, rear view MCU bus driving away, rear view passengers on bus. Dissolve.
Access No. 134697 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
MS Hien Tran working at sewing machine at home. Dissolve.
Access No. 134698 | 8 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph Hien Tran in graduation garb, detail photo CU hands holding certificate scroll, detail photo CU smiling Hien, subtitles for voiceover. Colour home video footage Hien with husband Tuyen walking R-L on her graduation day, Tuyen waves to camera, pull back to reveal couple walking across lawn of Sydney University, subtitles for voiceover.
Access No. 134699 | 29 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
MWS exterior Harrisfield Primary School, pedestrian walking past, high angle Hien Tran sitting on floor in circle with five pupils reading story, CU Hien reading story, pan to boy, CU Hien's son Long sitting closely at her side and reading, high angle MS Hien showing words on book cover to children sitting around table. MCU Hien working at sewing machine. Dissolve.
Access No. 134700 | 33 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph CU Hien Tran's son Long lying against hospital pillow. Dissolve.
Access No. 134701 | 4 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
MS Hien Tran lifting T-shirt of her youngest son Long, CU Long's scarred stomach, interview Hien Tran talking about having to take her son to hospital, MCU Hien lifting Long's T-shirt to reveal wound dressing from operation. Dissolve.
Access No. 134702 | 27 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still colour photograph Hien Tran's son Long lying in hospital bed with birthday presents and cake. Dissolve.
Access No. 134703 | 13 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about her son Long's fight for life. MCU Long hugging Hien tightly, Hien talking with Long and telling him she loves him, slo mo profile mother and son hugging tightly, Long breaking away and looking to camera as Hien smiles at him, freeze frame. MS Hien walking outside hospital to camera, WS walking along path past glass wall of building, pull back to WS entrance and sign for Monash Medical Centre, MCU Hien talking to camera about her not being able to donate her kidney to Long because of cyst.
Access No. 134704 | 1 min 7 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Detail of still colour photograph of Hien Tran's son Long. Dissolve.
Access No. 134705 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Hien Tran | Colour |
MS Hien Tran being interviewed outside camera, talking about having to become a patient because of a cyst on her kidney, slo mo Hien walking to camera outside hospital, subtitles. Interview Hien, subtitles, about outworkers needing protection by law. Tilt up Australian flag on tower of Parliament House against blue sky, MCU flag blowing in breeze, WS Parliament House. Dissolve.
Access No. 134707 | 1 min 21 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage track of industrial sewing machine showing part of worker.
Access No. 134709 | 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
Archival colour footage Hien Tran reading speech at microphone at union rally, WS large gathering of union protesters with banners and placards, Fairwear placard in F/G. Dissolve.
Access No. 134711 | 8 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
MS Hien Tran working at sewing machine at home, CU fingers pushing fabric through machine, CU Hien. Dissolve.
Access No. 134712 | 9 secs | 2000s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage Hien Tran reading speech at microphone at union rally.
Access No. 134713 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairwear | Colour |
Interview Hien Tran talking about outworkers having power when they help themselves. Fade to black.
Access No. 134714 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |