A look at a group of eight teenagers - all in the 15/16 age group - who live in Coventry. The film traces the pressures of growing up without real prospects of employment and it examines the teenagers’ need to prove their identity. Subjects discussed include, racism, glue-sniffing, petty theft and promiscuity.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016533
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Youth - Great Britain
Childrens Films
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gangs - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Employment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Youth - Employment
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Autonomy in adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Self-respect
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Great Britain
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Sexual behavior
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Identity (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-respect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Great Britain
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)