Smokes and Lollies

Australia, 1976

First film in a longitudinal study of three Adelaide girls, aged thirteen and fourteen. They talk about their attitudes to sex and boys, pregnancy, abortion, marriage, school, parenthood and their careers. Their hopes and ambitions pose special questions for adults and young people alike. Edited by David Pulbrook; sound by Rod Pascoe and photographed by Tom Cowan.

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Credits

director

Gillian Armstrong

producer

Penny Chapman

production company

1:1 Films

South Australian Film Corporation

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009931

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction in youth

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social interaction in youth

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage girls

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Sexual behavior

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Conduct of life

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Sexual behavior

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage girls

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Conduct of life

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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