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Visual essay comparing people and animals at a zoo. Using a ‘candid camera’ technique, Haanstra concentrates on commonly shared facial expressions and physical gestures such as eating and sleeping. Accompanied by a jazz music soundtrack but no spoken commentary.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
306473
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behavior evolution
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nonverbal communication
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)