Critically examines documentaries, newsreels and propaganda films which dealt with pre-war public housing and slum clearances in Britain and assesses their reality. Includes postwar footage and a complete 1942 documentary about redevelopment made by the Ministry of Information ‘New Towns for Old’.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
28620
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing development - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning - London (England)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing development - Great Britain
Documentary
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - London (England)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing development - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Slums
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing
History → Great Britain - History
History → History
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)