Sci-five is a film about five very different young Australians who share an absorbing curiousity about the world. It contains interviews with Darren Kelly, Geraldine Milroy, Robert Sinclair, Lindy Coulson and Tim Allen. Each of the five has been a finalist in the BHP Science Prize and their projects provide a focus around which we explore their lives in more detail. The film aims to disprove the common assumption that science is “too hard and too boring” an option for young people. It has no objective commentary, using instead the insights of the teenage scientists themselves. A mosaic structure juxtaposes and intercuts their stories to create a rfascinating documentation of ideas and motives.
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ACMI Identifier
311191
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Vocational guidance
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Creativity ability in science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Methodology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Vocational guidance
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)