Fitzroy: Coming Up For Air. Peter Dodds. 1970. Documentary 

Format: 16mm / Sound: Mono / Aspect Ratio: 4:3
With the construction of housing commission flats in the area, residents and councillors of Fitzroy discuss life in the area.
‘Fitzroy: Coming Up For Air’ was Dodds’ graduate short film, made whilst he was studying at Swinburne School of Film and Television, which transferred to VCA Film and Television in 1992 and is now part of The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music.
This film is released as part of the VCA Film and Television Digital Archive Project, a living audio-visual record of student short films that date back to 1966. The films in the collection display cultural, historical, social and aesthetic significance. They are part of a widespread research, pedagogy and engagement digital archive project aimed at preserving and showcasing this important part of our Australian moving image history.
Read more about this film in an article titled ‘Towers’, written by Yvette Grant. The film is featured as part of a collection exploring the history of Melbourne and its commission flats/public housing. precinct.finea...
The film is also featured in another article about the changing face of Melbourne: precinct.finea...
To find out more about the VCA Film and TV Digital Archive Project visit: vca.unimelb.edu...
Digitiser: ACMI. Quality Control Notes: Noisy image throughout; some tramline scratching.
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