Tasha comes from a dysfunctional family; alcoholic mother, abusive father and absent sister. She finds release in boxing and becomes friends with Matt whom she meets at a youth referral centre. Matt has his own problems, spending his time graffiting his tag, ‘Skud’, around railway stations and aspiring to train surfing. Matt drags Tasha into his world, compounding her problems and reaching a tragic conclusion. Starring Heather Bradley, Samuel Johnson, Lynda Gibson and Jules Hutchison.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307797
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family violence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Family relationships
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Risk-taking (psychology) in adolescence
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)