Way of Caring, A

Synopsis
A record of a typical day in the lives of a group of 17 severely mentally handicapped children who live in a small hostel, St Nicholas Hostel, Oxford. Shows how the individual attention of the six housemothers and the homely atmosphere of the hostel are reflected in the children’s behaviour.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 40 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1969
Availability
Hire
Sale
Subjects
Social welfare
Keywords
mentally handicapped children; residential homes

Credits

Director
Peter Neal
Producer
Derrick Knight
Contributor
David Gladwell; Ian McMillan

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Knight (Derrick) & Partners

Sponsor

Name

Mental Health Film Council

Notes
Use: Mental Health Media

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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