Tomorrow's children

United States, 1971

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Scenes of healthy people of many nations are juxtaposed with malnourished and crowded children of other countries to open this film which discusses the way in which population growth has interfered with the ecological balance. Discusses family planning programs as one way of alleviating the problem.

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Credits

producer/director

Henry Mayer

Duration

00:16:16:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322949

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food supply - Developing countries

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries - Population

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Developing countries - Population

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Overpopulation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Birth control - Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Population

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Overpopulation

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth control - Developing countries

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth control - Developing countries

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Health and hygiene

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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