The String pullers | Israel Cancer Association, Division of Health Education | ACMI collection

Attempts to demonstrate how peer group pressure influences decision making, particularly in relation to smoking cigarettes and hashish.

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Credits

production company

Israel Cancer Association, Division of Health Education

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010362

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Ephemeral films

Documentary

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Peer pressure

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

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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