Look at me

This video graphically illustrates in dramatic style the problem facing a teenager whose dog is run over and in urgent need of help. Nick is hearing impaired. An alert young man with limited speech, he is devastated when his dog, Smoky, his closest friend, is run over. In his efforts to get help he grabs Gavin, a passing cyclist, and desperately tries to make him understand his problem; but Gavin thinks Nick is a “right Wally”. “Look at Me” is a compelling introduction into the everyday problems facing the hearing impaired.

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Credits

producer/director

Geoff Husson

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324317

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1984