Hold up!!

The film presents a drama in which three disabled people are key witnesses to a robbery but have trouble breaking through the crowd to tell the police. Following the drama the three main actors, who are themselves disabled, share some of their real life experiences and explain how they deal with prejudice. Recommended for 8-14 year olds

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Credits

producer

Dave Gibson

production company

Gibson Film Productions

director

Gaylene Preston

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015636

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prejudices

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Civil rights

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

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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New Zealand, 1982

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