Joshua Cooks & Dragon

Through making a cake, a little boy gains some sense of independence and growth. Within this he struggles with fantasy versus reality to achieve an end product he can be proud of. Plus the story of two young girls who leave a dragon on a tram and go to the depot at night to find it.

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Credits

producer

Swinburne Institute of Technology. Film and Television School

co-director

Penny Robenstone

Lucy MacLaren

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017314

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Childrens Films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1981

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