High Hopes

Australia

Film
A still image from High Hopes

Lyn and Patrice leave school with definite plans for their careers. Following long periods unemployed they reassess their aspirations and finally accept jobs they didn’t really want.

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Collection

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Credits

producer

Robin Hughes

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323312

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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