Clothespeak

United Kingdom, 1982

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Looks at established youth style groups such as Mods, Skinheads, Punks and the New Romantics. Illustrates the importance of style to such groups and aims to eliminate preconceptions about people whose appearance is out of the ordinary. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

director

Margaret Williams

producer

Fiz Oliver

production company

Arbor Films

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323757

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Youth - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Clothing and dress

Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Clothing and dress

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cults

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Skinheads

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Great Britain

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Great Britain

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Clothing and dress

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

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

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Great Britain

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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