How to drown

New Zealand, 1947

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A short treatise on how to drown. A facetious film, the purpose of which is to prevent people from acting thoughtlessly when swimming.

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production company

New Zealand National Film Unit

Duration

00:10:27:00

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014377

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

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

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Aquatic sports - Safety measures

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

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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