Nowhere game

Australia, 1972

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‘Cinema verite’ account of illicit drug use in Melbourne’s inner city; a critical response to the dominant media sensationalism of the 70’s. Looks at the social and legal proglems of young drug addicts and discusses their emotional dependence on drugs, feelings of exclusion from society, and the unsuitability of the criminal process being applied to drug offenders.

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Credits

co-director

John Hughes

Martyn Goddard

production company

Buoyancy Foundation

Magic Dragon Productions

Duration

00:23:03:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007742

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Cinema verite

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Drug abuse - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Melbourne (Vic.) - Social conditions

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

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

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dependency (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Social aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse counseling

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug addiction

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotic addicts

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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