A documentary about a high school dropout. Uses scenes and narrative from movies which he made to show how his attitude toward learning was changed from apathy to zeal by his movie-making experiences.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311691
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Amateur motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Audio-visual education
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Appreciation
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Audio-visual education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Experimental methods
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Secondary
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Educational psychology
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Interdisciplinary approach in education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Learning, Psychology o
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Conduct of life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Educational psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers - Conduct of life
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)