Families: alike and different

United States, 1976

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Compares the daily activities of three families from Japan, Mexico and the United States as told by the children. Shows the settings in which they live: a crowded Tokyo home, the San Francisco hills and the expansive rural three house compound of Yasalon.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

George McQuilkin

James Kennedy

Jane Treiman

production company

Churchill Films

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303234

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food handling

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Mexico

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Manners and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mexico - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs

Crafts & Visual Arts → Culture

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Manners and customs

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Mexico

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

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

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

Music & Performing Arts → Culture

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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