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A group of American working-class teenagers were filmed during their last year at high school. DeMott and Kreines filmed for more than a year and by living where they filmed, they covered a wide range of adolescent experiences. No cuts were made and the film reflects exactly what they saw.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016790
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → School environment
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Schools - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Students - Attitudes
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)