Women alone

Australia, 1973

Film
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This film dramatises the problems of two women faced with difficult personal situations - financial duress followed by emotional breakdown in one instance and a suicide attempt following desertion and the depressing circumstances which this brought about in the second instance. In both cases the women are helped towards independence by the Widows Training Scheme.

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Credits

producer

Don Murray

production company

Film Australia

director

Bob Kingsbury

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323154

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

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

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

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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