NFB Collection
Up Against the System
196919 min 55 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Terence Macartney-Filgate
Production: George C. Stoney
People on welfare are rarely heard. What do they go through? How do they feel? How do concerned social and welfare workers feel about the welfare system? What is welfare supposed to do? In this film, welfare recipients and social case workers talk about the problems of being "up against the system."
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Subject categories
- Politics and Government - Canada > Government Agencies, Programs and Services
- Social Issues > PovertySocial Services in Canada
- Social Studies > Contemporary IssuesSocial HistorySocial Policies and Programs
Credits
- director
- Terence Macartney-Filgate
- photography
- Terence Macartney-Filgate
- producer
- George C. Stoney
- sound
- Russ Heise
Awards
- Award for Exceptional MeritInternational Festival of Short Films