Danny and Nicky

Synopsis

A comparison of the lives of two boys with Down’s syndrome, one living at home with his normal brothers and sister, and one who has been in a large and impersonal institution from the age of 4. One goes to a special school, whose teaching methods are shown, and the other attends classes at the hospital.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 56 min.

Year of production

1969

Availability

Sale

Uses

Introductory courses. Final courses. Postgraduates.*

Subjects

Social welfare

Keywords

Down’s syndrome; mentally handicapped children

Credits

Director

Doug Jackson

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.