Rose Street
The minutiae of daily life on Edinburgh's Rose Street in the fifties is presented in this impressionistic documentary piece.
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Rose Street
1956
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Operation boule de neige
Duration: 0 h 26 m | 1969
This short film was an experiment in using video recordings and closed circuit television to stimulate social action in a poor Montreal neighbourhood. A citizen's committee filmed people's concerns and then played back the tapes for the community. Upon recognizing their common problems, people began to talk about joint solutions. It proved an important and effective method of promoting social change.
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