| Director: | Celeste Geer[1] |
| Starring: | Frida |
| Theme Music Composer: | Patrick Robertson |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 1 |
| Producer: | Jeni McMahon |
| Runtime: | 26 minutes |
| Network: | Special Broadcasting Service |
| First Aired: | June 2006[2] |
| Last Aired: | [3] |
Veiled Ambition is a 1-part documentary created by Rebel Films for the SBS independent network following a Lebanese-Australian woman named Frida as she opens a shop selling fashionable clothing for Muslim women on Melbourne's Sydney Road.
The documentary follows Frida, described as a "little aussie battler in a scarf" as she develops her business in Melbourne while juggling a husband and home in Sydney and a pregnancy.[4]
A down-turn in sales after police raids on Muslim homes in Sydney and Melbourne induces Frida to stage a fashion show at the Australian Bridal Expo in order to gain greater exposure, a month before she is due to give birth.[4]
Veiled Ambition won the Palace Films Award for Short Film Promoting Human Rights at the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival.[5]