Film Number |
12966 |
Title |
CHILDREN ACT NOW |
Producer |
WFA Media & Cultural Centre |
Date |
1992 |
Gauge |
VHS |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
23 mins 28 secs |
Description |
Young people and staff from the 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester worked with the Workers’ Film Association to make this campaigning video. It was produced in response to the 1989 Children Act, which was designed to ensure children in care were safeguarded and their welfare promoted. The video lists rights that everyone in care should know, such as the right to access information about yourself, the right to complain, and after-care rights for those no longer looked after by the local authority. Using dramatised scenarios to demonstrate the way issues should and shouldn't be tackled, the young filmmakers make a strong case for their voices to be heard and their concerns taken seriously. |
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