Acting our age / an Umbi Film production for BBC Television.

With the assistance of the filmmaker, residents of London residing in a home for South Asian elderly, shoot their own video. They interview a wide range of subjects ... from people on the street to members of Parliament. This spirited video reveals generational attitudes, crosscultural values, and e...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Umbi Films
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Other Authors: Edwards, Deanne
Chadha, Gurinder
Bhambra, Jitkaur
Gianni, Sohan Singh
Language:English
Urdu
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Urdu with English subtitles.
Subjects:
South Asians > Great Britain > Interviews.
South Asians > Great Britain > Social conditions.
South Asians > Cultural assimilation > Great Britain.
South Asians > Great Britain > Ethnic identity.
East Indians > Great Britain > Interviews.
Older people > Great Britain > Interviews.
Immigrants > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Race relations > History > 20th century.
East Indians.
Immigrants.
Older people.
Race relations.
South Asians.
South Asians > Ethnic identity.
South Asians > Social conditions.
Great Britain.
1900-1999
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
History.
Interviews.
Genre:
Interviews.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (29 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
With the assistance of the filmmaker, residents of London residing in a home for South Asian elderly, shoot their own video. They interview a wide range of subjects ... from people on the street to members of Parliament. This spirited video reveals generational attitudes, crosscultural values, and everyday problems faced by older, often neglected British citizens.
Note:Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version published by National Asian American Telecommunications Association in 1993.
Videorecording.
Call Number:DA125.S57 A37 1993a VideoDVD
Credits:Producer, Deanne Edwards ; director, Gurinder Chadha ; photography, Nina Kellgren, Lucy Bristow.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Cast:
Jitkaur Bhambra, Sohan Singh Gianni.