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'First Day tells a story about the fears associated with the transition between primary school and high school – but in Hannah’s case, the stakes are even higher: this year, she will be attending school for the first time as a girl.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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First Day
( dir. Julie Kalceff
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Australia
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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2020
20714723
2020
series - publisher
film/TV
children's
'It's Hannah Bradford's first year of high school. As a 12 year-old transgender girl, Hannah has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school, and find the courage to live as her most authentic self.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Works about this Work
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Why It’s Time to End the Policy Limbo Threatening Australian Children’s TV
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 September 2018;'Two Australian children’s TV programs, First Day and What’s It Like To Experience a Disability?, won prestigious Prix Jeunesse awards in May. Both were commissoned by the ABC’s children’s channel ABC ME. Both remind us that Australian children’s television consistently punches above its weight on the international stage.' (Introduction)
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Why It’s Time to End the Policy Limbo Threatening Australian Children’s TV
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 September 2018;'Two Australian children’s TV programs, First Day and What’s It Like To Experience a Disability?, won prestigious Prix Jeunesse awards in May. Both were commissoned by the ABC’s children’s channel ABC ME. Both remind us that Australian children’s television consistently punches above its weight on the international stage.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2018 winner Prix Jeunesse — Gender Equity Prize
