Turning 18

An amusing look at some serious issues that are related to turning eighteen - the age by which a person is legally recognised as an adult in this society. This program, subtitled, “Almost 20 Minutes” is a parody of the current affairs television program, “60 Minutes”.

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Credits

director

Tony Wright

co-producer

Peter Kaufman

Penny Robins

production company

Open Channel Productions

Video Projects

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016836

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

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

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Australia, 1985