Episode of Series “Learning to be human”.
A young adolescent girl unable to cope with the relationship between her father and her new stepmother, runs away from home and is taken in by a woman farmer living nearby. During this time she comes to terms with her mother’s death, her relationship with her stepmother and her own self-centred attitudes. Based on the book “Shelter from the wind” by Marion Dane Daver.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507523
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Runaway teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Runaway teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Family relationships
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death - Psychological aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Runaway teenagers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)