After the Flood

Based on the Brisbane floods of 1974, this film is designed to illustrate to social workers the long- term effects of natural disaster on people in need of help

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Credits

director

Greg Reading

producer

Suzanne Baker

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000179

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Brisbane (Qld.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disasters

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Floods

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Disasters

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social service

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → Disasters

Places → Brisbane (Qld.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1974

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