Taking Chances
- Directed by
- Robert Lang
- 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
A short film from 1979 about two teenagers, Leigh and Kathy, who are unsure if they should have sex. It shows the different opinions and pressures they face without telling them what to do.
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What happens
Taking Chances is a Canadian short educational docudrama film, directed by Robert Lang and released in 1979. The film centres on Leigh and Kathy, teenagers who are conflicted on the question of whether to introduce sex into their relationship. John Brooke of Cinema Canada praised the film for offering a well-rounded portrait of the conflicting array of messages and social pressures that teenagers face around matters of sex rather than simply moralizing about it. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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