Teenagers talk: getting through adolescence

United States, 1975

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Presents teenagers from various ethnic backgrounds commenting on the difficulties of being an adolescent. Uses animated sequences to visually express such topics as sex, parents, drugs, peer pressure, individuality, conformity, friendship and physical maturation.

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Credits

director

Sam Weiss

production company

BFA Educational Media

Duration

00:11:12:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

504548

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conformity

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal relations in adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Conduct of life

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Adolescent psychology

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Maturation (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Peer pressure

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers - Conduct of life

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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