Three for society.

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1969
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Three for society. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Documentary showing three people with cerebral palsy, who speak openly about the physical and mental difficulties they face, especially communicating and forming relationships with others. 4 segments.

Publication/Creation

UK : Scope, 1969.

Physical description

1 encoded moving image (29 min.) : sound, black and white

Duration

00:29:00

Copyright note

Unknown

Terms of use

Unrestricted
CC-BY-NC-ND

Language note

In English

Creator/production credits

Made by Samaritan Films for the Spastics Society. Edited by Mamoun Hassan, filmed by David Macdonald, original concept by James Loring, executive producer Anne Balfour-Fraser, produced by Carole Smith and directed by Peter K. Smith.

Notes

This film was donated to Wellcome Trust by Scope.
This video was made from film material preserved in the BFI National Archive.

Contents

Segment 1 Anthony, a man who has cerebral palsy, describes his condition and how it affects him. He is shown working at his job in the Home Office. Anthony's home life is shown; he is married, and his wife also has cerebral palsy. His wife discusses how people felt that the marriage would be a strain on both of them. Anthony talks about how they got together and how he has the same sexual desires and desire for love as anyone else. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:07:49:22 Length: 00:07:49:22
Segment 2 Janice is a young girl with cerebral palsy. She is shown waking up. She discusses her disabilities. She is seen getting a haircut and visiting friends. Time start: 00:07:49:22 Time end: 00:15:34:07 Length: 00:07:44:10
Segment 3 Janice discusses the possibility of romance and marriage and goes to a dance. The next part of the film focusses on Michael, a young man with cerebral palsy. Michael and his parents talk about reactions to his disabilities, and Michael is also seen riding his moped. Time start: 00:15:34:07 Time end: 00:21:59:23 Length: 00:06:25:16
Segment 4 Michael and his parents talk about his education and career possibilities. Michael compares discrimination against disabled people to racial discrimination. He goes to a football match. Time start: 00:21:59:23 Time end: 00:29:00:13 Length: 00:07:00:15

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