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Gambling boys / written and directed by Laura Turek ; producers, Sally Bochner, Tamara Lynch ; produced by EyeSteelFilm in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Turek, Laura, author, director.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teenage gamblers--Canada.
- Teenage gamblers.
- Gambling--Canada.
- Gambling.
- Compulsive gambling--Canada.
- Compulsive gambling.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Films for hard of hearing people.
- Films for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (46 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Cambridge, Mass.] : [Distributed by] Fanlight Productions, 2013.
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Delves into the world of teen gambling, a world that offers excitement, the potent allure of making big money, and as many are discovering, the potential for serious addiction problems. Interwoven throughout are lively interviews with high school students, a debt collector who knows exactly what's happening when kids get in over their heads, and the passionate story of Did, a recoverd gambler who now speaks to high school kids about his experience.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Michael Wees; editor, Meiyen Chan; original music, Janet Lumb and Dino Giancola.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Includes interactive transcript.
- Previously released by: EyeSteelFilm, c2010.
- Resource page includes the option of making a clip.
- Publisher Number:
- fn-gam Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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