Cecily

An animated film about a little girl who, discovering she can fly by flapping her ears, takes off for Africa. She makes friends with the elephants, who have ears as big as hers, and forms an elephant orchestra which becomes world famous. Based on the story by Milos Macourek.

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Credits

production company

Kratky Film

director

Paula Reznickova

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014781

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animals & Wildlife → Elephants - Fiction

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Czechoslovakia

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - Czech Republic

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Czechoslovakia, 1974

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