Mark Cousins is single-handedly documenting the
history of cinema on film. His last opus, The Story of
Film: An Odyssey, chronicled the extensive topic of
the history of world cinema, but being an uncle to
two young children, he found inspiration to tackle
a different subject in his latest film—the world of
children in cinema. A Story of Children and Film is
the first documentary that focuses on how children
have been represented in global cinema throughout
history. The un-inhibited creativeness, imagination
and passion of children has been an often over-looked
subject when studying the human experience on the
big screen. Focusing on 53 films from 25 countries
(including classics such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and
The Red Balloon), Cousins takes us on an adventure
from a child’s perspective, sharing how we see, feel and
communicate with youth on film. This is an absolute
must-see for anyone interested in the history of film.
Robin Smith, Hot Docs
In English, Japanese, Russian, Swedish, Polish, Czech and
Persian, with English subtitles.
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