Building Sites Bite (1978)
- Directed by
- David Hughes
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 28 min
- 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 British short film from 1978 warns children about the dangers of playing on building sites. It was made after more than 20 children died in building site accidents in 1977 and mostly uses child actors to deliver the message.
cautionarygrimeducationalinstructionalseriousdirectno-nonsensechild-focused
What happens
Building Sites Bite is a 1978 British short public information film produced by the Central Office of Information for the Health and Safety Executive and the Mighty Movie Company for British schools to warn children about the dangers of playing on building sites. It was written and directed by David Hughes and produced by Maggie Evans. The film is 28 minutes in duration. Building Sites Bite was filmed as part of a national campaign responding to the deaths of more than 20 children in 1977 in building-site accidents. Most of the actors are children. Because of the style of filming and grim subject matter, Building Sites Bite is often compared to the earlier films Apaches (1977) and The Finishing Line (1977). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Worth the Risk? (1948)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.