When the smoke clears

Australia, MAR 2007

Film
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A eulogy to the cigarette. Martin Zerfas considers his long standing addiction to smoking and the reasons to stop.

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Credits

creator

Martin Zerfas

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:02:54:11

Production places
Australia
Production dates
MAR 2007

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2002090

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cigarette habit

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking cessation programs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tobacco habit

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

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

Collected

1 times

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