In her second film, MY LIFE AS I LIVE IT (1993), Essie Coffey returns to her home in Dodge City where she and the A-Team are running in the shire elections. Inter-cutting between 1993 and 1978, the film presents the fascinating contrasts of a society in transition. Some of the kids we met in the earlier film now have families of their own and are involved in education, art and sports. Others are drifting, trying to cope with alcohol and depression. Most significantly, community programs offer the possibility of dignity and self-determination. In this film, Essie shows us the Community Development Employment Program (CDEP) making a real difference. Although the CDEP has now come under attack from the Federal government, MY LIFE AS I LIVE IT portrays the CDEP as providing meaningful work and services to an impoverished remote community.
Essie Coffey talks about the old 1994 CDEP - My Life as I Live it
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
Ballad Films1 review
Title
My Life As I Live It
Released
Dec 11, 1993
Rated
G
Region of Origin
Australia
Original Audio
English
Runtime
55m
Status
Released
Studio
Ballad Films
