What am I bid for the tree?

A satirical approach to the value of trees. Actor, James Bailey, by taking on various guises - teacher, philosopher, auctioneer, architect - tries to inform an uninterested audience of the many uses of the tree. Filmed at Wungong Brook, Western Australia - a film for Arbor Day. Suitable for upper primary and secondary levels.

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Credits

director

Barrie Oldfield

production company

Oldfield and Sons

Duration

00:10:37:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507156

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest products

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Timber - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree felling

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree planting - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees - Australia

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1974

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