A delightful study of a young girl who underwent a leg amputation because of a cancerous tumour. Shows how she learnt to cope with her disability and adjusted to her surroundings learning to ski on one leg at Darby Dogue Farm, Concord, Massachusetts.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
505933
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Amputation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Amputees
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Psychological aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Surgery
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped - Rehabilitation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sports for the physically handicapped
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports for the physically handicapped
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)