Documentary · Canada · 1969 · 20m

Up Against the System

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People on welfare are rarely heard. What do they go through? How do they feel? How do concerned social and welfare workers feel about the welfare system? What is welfare supposed to do? In this film, welfare recipients and social case workers talk about the problems of being "up against the system." Part of the "Challenge for Change" series.

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Terence Macartney-Filgate directed Up Against the System. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

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