Rivals. Abseiling. Wave jumping

Australia, 1983

Film
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Episode of Series “Buzz”.
1. Rivals (5 min.) examines the competition, drive and energy involved in athletic sports for the disabled highlighting wheelchair racing. 2. Abseiling (5 min.) shows a group of adolescents from Fairfield Police Boys Club, Sydney being taught rock climbing. 3. Wave Jumping (5 min) examines the popular surf sports of windsurfing and sailboarding from both technical and recreational perspectives.

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Credits

co-director

Jason Morris

Tom McPartland

Tony Wheeler

producer

Kay Francis

production company

Health Media and Education Centre

New South Wales. Dept. of Health

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Buzz

Group of items

Buzz

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507974

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped youth - Recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Handicapped youth - Recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Rock climbing

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Windsurfing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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