The awe of flight, the wonder of a bird, the freedom of riding a current of air. Multiple screen images condense the emotions of two boys of different cultures. A jet liner, a bird, a kite and a paper airplane are the segments of this non-verbal adventure in visual literacy.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321525
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Visual communication
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Flight
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Models
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight
Crafts & Visual Arts → Visual communication
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual communication
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Visual communication
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Airplanes - Models
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Kites
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)