Five Year Grandma

80% of high school students of migrant background indicated they have experienced racism in school, with the majority of them taking no action to report it. These attitudes and behaviours which young children learn at school carry over into their adulthood. A separate Scanlon Foundation report on Social Cohesion said 99% of young adults with university education agreed that accepting immigrants from many other countries makes Australia stronger.

So why the disconnect? The key is education.

“Five Year Grandma” is a deep look into the impact of one-sided assimilation and uncovers incredible Australian history not taught in schools or even known by the general population.

It also sheds light on brutal “Girmit” history. When slavery was abolished the British used a loophole to bring indentured Indian labourers that faced a horrific famine, to work on European settler sugar plantations around the world in slavery conditions.

It brings to light history of Indians during “Australian discovery” times and even well before that, which shows a connection to Australia’s First Nations People.

Thanks to Documentary Australia Foundation, all Australian donations have DGR status and can be claimed as a tax deduction.