Reaching out

Australia, 1983

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Episode of Series “Ageing in the New Age”.
Looks at an experiment where the community is benefitting from utilising the previously wasted skill and wisdom of its old people. The results have two-way benefits: the older people feel happy to be contributing, and those helped are grateful for the assistance coming from the aged. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

director

Cynthia Connop

producer

Suzanne Baker

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:15:03:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Appears in

Ageing in the New Age

Group of items

Ageing in the New Age

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015633

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aged - Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community education

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social psychology

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged - Psychology

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Social psychology

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)

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