Out of breath

Australia, 1982

Film
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A dramatised documentary about occupational asthma. A cabinet maker is faced with the difficult choice between continuing to work in a dusty environment or improving his health.

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Credits

director

Phillip Mark-Law

producer

Don Anderson

production company

Tasmanian Film Corporation

Duration

00:11:50:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015510

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work environment

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Occupational diseases

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/77281--out-of-breath/ |title=Out of breath |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=26 April 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}