Peer Pressure Trigger Tapes

Three exciting short films about peer pressure. 1)”Sticks and Toby” Two best friends, a thin boy and a fat boy, go swimming. Toby, the fat boy, is teased by a group of boys who want Sticks to join them. What should Sticks do? “The Gang”: Ting Lee wants to join a gang at her school. In her new hairstyle and jacket they finally accept her. But then they pressure her to smoke! “Tough Rules” Max and his friends do lots of fun things together. One day, they decide they should each steal something. Max doesn’t like stealing, but doesn’t want to lose his friends.

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Credits

co-producer

Eve Ash

Seven Dimensions

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300330

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)

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Australia, 1987

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