On borrowed time: Bruce Ellison

Australia, 1981

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Episode of Series “A Fair Go”.
One of a 7 part series which examines the impact of mental and physical disability on individual Australians and their families. They demonstrate the practical implication of coping with a disability in daily life at home, in the work place, at school and in the community. Presented from the viewpoint of the disabled person. This program is about Bruce Ellison who has muscular dystrophy.

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Credits

producer

Elisabeth Knight

director

James Ricketson

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Appears in

A Fair Go

Group of items

A Fair Go

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014635

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination against the handicapped

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Discrimination against the handicapped

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Employment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Family relationships

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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