A film study of the Fokus flats at Taby, Stockholm, it examines how far these specially-designed apartments have liberated handicapped people from their physical constraints. Peter Large, who has himself been disabled by a polio attack, talks to the Swedish tenants about their living environment and opportunities.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010485
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dwellings
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sweden - Social conditions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dwellings
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Care and treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)