Keeping time

Integrates documentary footage and dramatised sequences in dealing with mother and daughter relationships. Particular reference is given to the influence of television on the family structure and shows how the mothers want their daughters to better themselves through the local dance studio.

Credits

co-director

Peter Roberts

Sirkka Konttinen

producer

Lorna Powell

production company

Amber Collective

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

33435

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and daughters

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1983

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