We're gonna have recess (TEFC)

Canada, 1967

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To smile at the antics of children in a playground is to smile at oneself. This is a candid camera view of the schoolyard during recess, when hearts are broken, scores settled, secrets told, and where a bouncing ball or a turning rope can still tell the future to a chanted rhyme. Filmed without commentary, this is a small world and a brief one, but a world of childhood that everyone will recognize. Film without words.

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Credits

producer

William Canning

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Michael Scott

Duration

00:08:38:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011786

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction in children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → School children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childhood

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Recreation

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → School children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social interaction in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Recreation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → School children

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Children - Recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Outdoor recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Play

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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