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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978
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A Series of 8 Programs
Turning 16
Six teens in six countries talk about their hopes for the future.
208 minutes
Color
Closed Captioned
Grade Level: 6-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1994
Copyright Date: 1994
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-598-8
Directed by Robbie Hart and Luc Côté
Produced by Adobe Foundations
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"Great for introducing teens to their international peers."
Booklist
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TURNING 16 explores whether there is such a thing as a global teenager. It focuses on the lives of six teens in six different countries and examines the major issues facing young people everywhere including education, culture, sex and marriage, sports, religion, work and the future.
By watching these programs teenagers in this country can gain a new perspective on the common aspirations and problems faced by people everywhere (despite different and usually harsher conditions) in today's increasingly global society.
The titles in the series are:
Youth & The Global Village - How much do teens have in common worldwide?
The Story of Rosie - Teen pregnancy in Jamaica.
The Story of Idrissa - Cultural values conflict with consumerism for a boy in Africa.
The Story of Eman - A Cairo girl's struggle to attain higher education.
The Story of Pintinho - A young Brazilian athlete hopes soccer will be his ticket out of poverty.
The Story of Puttinan - A determined Thai girl has experienced the hardship of child labor.
The Story of Sonam - A Tibetan boy in India tries to reconcile religious faith and cultural distractions.
Youth & the Future - Teens worldwide consider their futures. What impact will Western culture have?
Study guide available
Awards:
Prix Gemeau, Best Editing, Academy of Canadian Cinema & TV
Reviews:
"Asks all the right questions, placing fundamental human (and adolescent) concerns in an edifying--and sometimes troubling--global context."
Wilson Library Bulletin
"Remarkable young people's programming...It is at once celebration, consciousness-raising, and conscience-challenging...Each episode offers a vibrant profile from the country being spotlighted."
The Ottawa Citizen
"The films we have chosen...will be useful for stimulating conversations in the anthropology courses we teach on Africa and Asia."
Ann Prewitt and Karen Kane, Education Dept., American Museum of Natural History
"The series spreads the multicultural message in an accessible, entertaining form, and with its healthy quotient of global youth culture--from MTV vibes to Jamaican hairstyles--it's pretty cool too."
Broadcast Week
Related Subjects:
Sociology
Mass Media
World Cultures
Geography
Child Labor
Developing World
Global Issues
Globalization
Related Titles:
Life: 30-part series that looks at the effect of globalization on individuals and communities around the world.
Rainmakers - Series 2: The second series about youth leaders around the world making a difference.
Rainmakers - Series 1: Six youth leaders from around the world are making a difference.
It Takes a Child: 15 year-old child labor activist, Craig Kielburger, works for reform around the world.
When the Circus Came to Town...
Lost Borders: A vision quest adapted to help today's troubled teens.
Growing Up in the World Next Door
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