A deceptively simple film about an egg who doesn’t fit. Superb animation details the various stages of the production process where the egg who is ‘different’ fails to meet the required specifications. A film that operates on a number of levels ranging from lower primary concepts of colour, number and size to the more abstract concepts of conformity, individual differences, desire for acceptance, etc.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508340
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mathematics - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Experimental → Experimental films - Czech Republic
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Self-respect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-respect
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Color
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mathematics - Study and teaching
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)