Enough guts to say no

Designed to show teenagers that their desire to smoke is a subtle manipulation of their desire to belong and be accepted. Non-smoking teenagers demonstrate that liking and being liked is not related to smoking and that potential friends may be turned off by it.

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Credits

director

Virginia Westbury

producer

Paul Griffiths

production company

National Heart Foundation of Australia

Paul Griffiths Presentations

Duration

00:21:16:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507111

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Self-respect

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-respect

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1982

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