The Job Interview

A depressed job-seeker is frustrated in his attempts to obtain work. His fairy-job mother encourages him to consider his positive attributes and apply them in his interviews. Features Graeme Blundell Julie McGregor.

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Credits

director

Ted Robinson

producer

Eve Ash

production company

Seven Dimensions

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323692

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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Australia, 1980