The Iced hopes of Dr Calastein

Calestein returns to his underground laboratory to continue work on his beloved virus. A day not unlike any other and yet today is different. Somehow things have gone to far, and those outside and above think its time to have a few words with Dr Calestein.

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Credits

co-director

Bruce Currie

Hobart Hughes

production company

Sydney Filmmakers Co-operative

Duration

00:04:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015390

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1981

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