| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Eddie is a seventeen-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome. He's stubborn and charming, funny and sometimes temperamental. Through the course of this documentary, the viewer is invited to get to know Eddie and go on a journey with him as he turns eighteen and prepares to leave school. Eddie's journey toward increased independence forms the story of this documentary. While most films of this kind focus on the concerns of the parents of children with a disability, this film takes a unique perspective, allowing the filmmakers and Eddie's family to guide us through whilst maintaining a focus on Eddie's own changing perspective: what is important to Eddie and what does he feel gives him a sense of independence? |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast December 10, 2007. Copied under Part Va of the Copyright Act |
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Distributed by Ronin Films |
| Credits |
Co-producer, Rebecca Summerton; written and directed by Sophie Hyde; produced by Bryan Mason & Sophie Hyde; produced in association with South Australian Film Corporation, SBS Independent; a Closer Production |
| Notes |
Rated: G |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Jenkinson, Eddie
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Down syndrome
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People with disabilities -- Australia
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Youth with disabilities -- Australia -- Biography
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| Author |
Mason, Bryan
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Hyde, Sophie
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Summerton, Rebecca
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South Australian Film Corporation
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Ronin Films
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SBS Independent
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Closer Productions
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SBS-TV
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