One of a series of films which looks at the lives of children growing up in different environments. Shows the world of a child living in the inner city area, attending Newtown High School, and the physical and financial constraints on his family.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503630
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urbanization - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cost and standard of living
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cost and standard of living
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)