Head Start: Meeting the Computer Challenge

198427 min 25 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Diane Beaudry

Production: Diane BeaudryKathleen Shannon

Script: Diane BeaudryJacqueline Barrette

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Federal Women's Film Program.

Intended for women in the paid work force and young girls about to choose a career, this half-hour film, part drama, part documentary, urges viewers to acquire the skills for careers involving new technologies. In the documentary segments, women who hold senior positions in the field of microtechnology describe changing occupational patterns, and stress the need for training and job-mobility programs. In the dramatic portions, an office worker and her teenaged daughter discover how the technological revolution will affect their careers and decide how to attain their goal of financial independence.

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Subject categories


  • Work and Labour Relations > Automation and Technological ChangeCareer GuidesPortraitsWomenWomen - Nontraditional Employment
  • Technology > Career GuidesComputer Technology, Internet and ElectronicsPortraitsTechnology and Society
  • Women > Nontraditional EmploymentWorking LifeWorking Mothers

Credits


director
Diane Beaudry
producer
Diane Beaudry
executive producer
Kathleen Shannon
script
Diane Beaudry
Jacqueline Barrette
cinematography
André-Luc Dupont
sound
Esther Auger
editing
Hélène Girard
sound editing
Louise Blais
Bill Graziadei
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
narrator
Lindalee Tracey
music
Marie-Claire Séguin
cast
Bruno Doyon
Réjean Gauvin
Charlotte Laurier
Patricia Nolin

Awards


  • Certificate for Creative ExcellenceUS International Film and Video Festival