Highland winter

Australia, 1983

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An elderly woman living in a nursing home recalls images of the wild and isolated land she is no longer able to visit. The film recalls the winter journeys of her childhood in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. With Emily Talbot Higgins.

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Credits

production company

Wilderness Society

co-producer

Kath Scholes

Nick Housego

director

Roger Scholes

Duration

00:18:13:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323809

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness areas - Tasmania

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness areas - Tasmania

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aged women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aged women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childhood

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged women

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

Places → Tasmania

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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