How I see it on the street

Australia, MAY 2009

Film
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The way I see it, there are a lot of bums in the world. Stories from a Big Issue vendor who operates from a wheelchair, about the variety of bums in the world and how they behave towards him.

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Credits

creator

Robbie Williams

production company

ACMI Digital Storytelling

Duration

00:06:14:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
MAY 2009

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001799

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Selling

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless persons

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Wheelchairs

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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