Somebody now: 'Nobody's Children' seven years on

Australia, 1996

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This film follows on from Nobody’s children”, an expose of homeless youth in inner Sydney. Seven years later, the producers have located two of the children from the original film in order to discover if things have improved for them and what impact being homeless had on their lives. The strong message that emerges is that even though the homeless person may experience a change in their socio-economic status at some point, this does not change the person they are inside. They still face the same emotional issues and burdens they had while they were homeless; unless they receive help, they will simply perpetuate the same situations over and over.

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Credits

co-producer

Christopher McCullough

David Goldie

director

David Goldie

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

01:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1996

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314751

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions - 20th Century

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child welfare

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child welfare - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless youth - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homelessness

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare - New South Wales

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child welfare

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child welfare - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homeless youth - Australia

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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