The Date

United States, 1977

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Episode of Series “Acquaintance Rape”.
A young girl with an older boy come home after a date. They play out what they think of each other in their minds. The young man wants to go to bed with her, while she’s thinking about what a nice guy he is. She rejects him when he makes a pass at her. They argue, he slaps her and begins to harass her. The film stops there providing food for thought on the subject of sexual violence/sexual harassment.

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Credits

director

Christina Crowley

production company

O D N Productions

Duration

00:06:40:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1977

Appears in

Acquaintance Rape

Group of items

Acquaintance Rape

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013670

Language

English

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Sex crimes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sex crimes

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sexual ethics

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rape - Prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sex (Psychology)

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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