Can't you bloody-well read?!

A poignant study of adult illiteracy and its effect on the lives of one in ten adults in our community. The Department of Further Education is working on a new program that may provide an answer in the field of reading education. The aim of the film is to remove some of the shame illiterate people in the community feel, and to convince them they should do something about it.

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Credits

producer

Max Pepper

production company

South Australian Film Corporation

Pepper Audio Visual

director

John Dick

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012849

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literacy

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading - Aids and devices

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1977

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