Looking For Love: Teenage Parents

The film focuses on the lives of 16-year-old Audrey and Dana, who were both pregnant at 14, and 17-year-old Denise.

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Reviews

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A moving film. Programs like this can act as a catalyst for greater community awareness and family communications.
Leonard S. Coleman Jr.Commissioner, NJ Department of Energy

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. . . exceptional and sensitive portraits.
John J. O’ConnorThe New York Times

Description

What happens to teenagers whose lives are unexpectedly disrupted by pregnancy? How do they describe what it is like to be a teenage mother? Though this documentary was produced over 15 years ago, the stories are still poignant and relevant. The film focuses on the lives of 16-year-old Audrey and Dana, who were both pregnant at 14, and 17-year-old Denise. The common thread in the stories portrayed are the complex and contradictory feelings of being a teenage mother.

Year: 1981
Country and English: US – English
Length: 30 mins
Color: In color

Credits

Director: Tami Gold
Producers: Tami Gold and Christine Vogel
Camera and Editor: Tami Gold

Highlights

First Prize – Community Programming, Athens International Film and Video Festival
Honorable Mention, National Council on Family Relations
Director’s Choice, The Black Maria Film and Video Festival
Flaherty Film Seminar
Museum of Modern Art (New York)
Broadcast on WNET/TV, WOR/TV, WNYC/TV, The Learning Channel