Episode of Series “Social Security”.
Hattie is seventy-six and completely alone, she has lost contact with a of her old friends and interests and feels that her life is now totally empty. Although she has always been happy and active, Hattie says she doesn’t care if she dies tomorrow, and that there are a lot of people like her, discarded because they are old. One of a series of films created originally for day- time television panel discussions to introduce to the public the range of social services available from Government and other agencies.
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ACMI Identifier
321196
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aged - Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aged - Services for - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aged women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Old age pensions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social security - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aged women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Old age
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged - Psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Old age
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Old age pensions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)