Veiled Ambition

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.

Veiled Ambition
Written by	Celeste Geer
Directed by	Celeste Geer[1]
Starring	Frida
Theme music composer	Patrick Robertson
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Producer	Jeni McMahon
Running time	26 minutes
Original release
Network	Special Broadcasting Service
Release	June 20063 January (2007-01-03)[2] – 25 July 2007 (2007-07-25)[3]

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]