Jazz mania

This production takes a look at the impact of Jazz on people and society when it was firstly introduced in the 1920’s. Incorporating archival footage with dramatised scenes resembling newsreels of the time, the film documents the shock and consternation registered by polite society.

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Credits

production company

Swinburne Institute of Technology. Film and Television School

producer/director

Chris Hubbard

Duration

00:10:26:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017438

Language

English

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Experimental

Music & Performing Arts → Jazz music

Music & Performing Arts → Music

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1984

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