This is a “social study” in the true sense, filmed in the streets of Saigon while the Vietnamese war was still going strong. Life went on fairly normally except for the noticeable presence of the military, and the number of children, orphaned, homeless, thrown on their own resources to make a living in the streets. It is these children who are in the forefront of the film, along with some American volunteers who tried to help them. Includes the work of Stephen Erhart with the children.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010351
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnam - Description and travel
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Children and war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military occupation
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Motion pictures and the war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War victims
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abandoned children
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Americans in Vietnam
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless children
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social conflict
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Social Conditions
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abandoned children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homeless children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Homeless children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)