Wednesday's Children: Vicky

198712 min 57 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Elsa Bolam

Production: Wolf Koenig

Script: Gwynne Basen

One of a series of six short dramas for adolescents and adults about teenage alienation. An unhappy suburban teenager whose affluent parents don't get along, Vicki turns to an older man and a life of crime. Scenes in Vicky's home clearly show the lack of communication between her parents, and between them and the girl.

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Subject categories

  • Children and Youth > Family LifeJuvenile Delinquency
  • Social Issues > Family LifeJuvenile Delinquency
  • Law and Crime > Juvenile Delinquency
  • Families > Juvenile Delinquency

Credits

director
Elsa Bolam
producer
Wolf Koenig
script
Gwynne Basen
cinematography
Zoe Dirse
sound
Hans Oomes
editing
Hannele Halm
sound editing
Jackie Newell
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
cast
Barbara Jones
Steven Bednarski
David Conner
Jon Cuthbert
Charles Doucet
Penny Mancuso
Stephanie Morgenstern
Joanna Noyes

Awards

  • Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Guidance and Values Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival