Co-op housing: getting it together

Canada, 1975

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Episode of Series “Challenge for change/Societe nouvelle”.
People, housing, funds and expertise: getting them together isn’t easy, but it can be done. The film deals with the planning and procedures involved in setting up a co-op, whether that means building one, or buying and rehabilitating existing housing. People living in different kinds of co-ops talk about them, and how they function.

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Credits

director

Laura Sky

producer

Kathleen Shannon

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:23:20:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1975

Appears in

Challenge for change/Societe nouvelle

Group of items

Challenge for change/Societe nouvelle

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002403

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Social life and customs

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Architects and housing developers

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing, Co-operative

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public housing

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alternative lifestyles

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Architects and housing developers

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing, Co-operative

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alternative lifestyles

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Shared housing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing, Co-operative

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Shared housing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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