A visual essay on the random thoughts of two 10-year old children as they witness nature unfolding - bird eggs hatching, swans preening themselves and birds in flight. Through the fantasies they create, they relate how they think about birth, death and life.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321542
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Thought and thinking
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Thought and thinking
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Fantasy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Thought and thinking
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Fantasy
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)