School in the Mailbox (1947)
- Directed by
- Stanley Hawes
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 19 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short documentary shows how children living in remote areas of Australia receive their education through a mail-based correspondence school. It follows the process of lessons being sent out and the students' daily routines.
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What happens
School in the Mailbox is a 1947 Australian short documentary film directed by Stanley Hawes. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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