Go dream a kite | Dennis Miller | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

Set in Toronto, Canada, this film tells the tale of two young children who have worked hard selling lemonade and cutting grass in order to buy a special kite. When they finally earn enough money the kite has already been sold.

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Credits

director

Dennis Miller

production company

Conroys Productions

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places

Canada

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507619

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Kites

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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