A story about a friendship between a young girl and her grandfather. As a baby, the young girl was taken for outings and taught to walk by her grandfather. Then, one day he returns home from the hospital in a wheelchair and it is the young girl’s turn to take her grandfather for walks. Based on the book entitled “Special Trade” by Sally Whitman.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507486
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children and the aged
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Old age
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Old age
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)