A trilogy about three teenagers seeking their independence in the outside world after finishing school. The three stories show the problems faced by a generation leaving school in the mid 1980s - boredom with school (“Exit Eddie Leech”), sexual pressures in the workplace (“Ring of Confidence”), and keeping a job (“Beginner’s luck”).
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
017274
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work ethic
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Work ethic
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Employment
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Youth - Employment
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Autonomy in adolescence
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Choice (Psychology) in adolescence
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)