Swimming with skyscrapers / Storytime Productions, Camera Crews Australia ; in association with Standard Films Australia ; director, Mark Forstmann ; producers, Steve Pasvolsky, Simon Taylor.

When the reality hit James Pittar that he was going blind, he hid in his bedroom for two years. James's fate was particularly cruel since his dad was an ophthalmologist. So what's he doing in New York surrounded by skyscrapers, in Speedo's, smeared with Vaseline, and standing on the e...

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Other Authors: Forstmann, Mark (Director), Taylor, Simon (Producer) (Producer), Pasvolsky, Steve (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, England : TVF International, 2000.
Series:Academic Video Online
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