Walter

This film acquaints the viewer with a young man - Walter - who has been a paraplegic since the age of three. He is a self-sufficient and cheerful person living alone but visiting his adoptive parent’s home daily for an evening meal. A determined student of architecture at the community college, Walter is also an active participant in the wheelchairs basketball team.

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Credits

production company

Churchill Films

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011638

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → People with disabilities

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1973

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