Anti-Smoking Films Compilation – FESCH.TV

Anti-Smoking Films Compilation & FESCH.TV:

The First One (8 mins) – Nick is attracted to Laura and thinking about what it mean to be grown up. She asks him to help her with her homework. Later he watches a group of young people smoke romantically in a cafe; considers whether to take one of his mother’s cigarettes, gets a saturday job in a market and finds it sealed by the gift of cigarettes from the market stall holder. When he meets Laura, as they had arranged, he is smoking but we can’t be sure what she thinks.

The Grandmother (10 mins) – The Story begins with Sharon talk to two of her friends about how they view old people, and whether they will live to be old themselves. Sharon walks along the street thinking about her own life as an adult and her desire to be independent. She calls for her grandmother, and accompanies her home. Whilst Sharon cuts flowers in the garden, granny considers here past life – which she enjoyed. “Take Care”, says granny as Sharon leaves.

The Argument (13 mins) – The film interweaves a free ranging and natural discussion by a group of teachers in the staff room with three scenes from outside. The teachers are concerned with problems of discipline, of educational approaches to children on smoking and health education generally, and over the influence of the world out of school, especially parents. In the first scene outside, a group of children is caught by one of the teachers smoking illicitly in a shed. In the second, another teacher from the staff room group stops a fight between two girls with other pupils egging them on. In the third a mother objects to her 15 year old daughter smoking – though she herself does. ‘Don’t they teach you anything in schools?’

Morning and Afternoon – (18 mins) – An unscripted discussion takes place in the morning by a group aged 14 – 17 who were asked to consider what they feel influences them: whether they have idols, whether teachers or commercials influence them. Then two very brief films made by young people in the style of television commercials are shown, this time by young smokers, who are asked to consider giving it up and respond in various ways.

The Lesson (20 mins) – Although shot in documentary fashion, this film has been carefully structured to provoke questions. It is not a model to be followed or decried. The class assembles, the health educator arrives and gives a lesson on the dangers of smoking using plenty of visual aids. The pupils are a bit restless, they know much of it already, but they warm to her sincerity. There is a session for questions in which warm to her sincerity. There is a session for questions in which the perennial objections are raised. Then the health educator leaves and the pupils chat about the lesson. What should happen next? Where should pupils take the questions posed?

Forever is a long time (34 mins) – One of a series of trigger films aimed at smokers and young people considering the habit. This film is in three sections and shows an adult group who are trying to give up smoking. The first part looks at the group at the outset of the course. The second sequence shows them at the end of the same day and we hear their resolutions. The final sequence shows the same group a week later, they relate their successes and failures. The film is open ended and intended to provoke discussion of the issues involved. It particularly for 6th forms, colleges and adult smoking clinics.