Social Salvation

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Social Salvation
Directed by Herbert Booth
Written by Herbert Booth
Joseph Perry
Production
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Release date
  • 1 July 1898 (1898-07-01)(Australia)
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent

Social Salvation started as an 1898 series of films and slides produced by the Limelight Department of the Salvation Army in Australia. [1] It was directed by Herbert Booth, who would present the films while lecturing. [2] [3] By 1900 it had evolved to a series of 25 one minute films and 275 slides. [1]

It has been acclaimed as the first Australian narrative film on social work. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Social Salvation, 1898". Wayback Machine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Social Salvation". The Telegraph . Brisbane. 18 July 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 29 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "COMMANDANT BOOTH'S VISIT". The West Australian . Perth. 14 August 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 29 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Australia's First Film Studio" Salvation Army


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