A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM

“A Story of Children and Film” is a personal and poetic essay by Mark Cousins which explores what cinema tells us about childhood, and what childhood tells us about cinema, by reference to movies from all around the world. “A Story of Children and Film” is the world’s first movie about kids in global cinema. It’s passionate, poetic, portrait of the adventure of childhood : its surrealism, loneliness, fun, destructiveness and stroppiness: as seen through 53 great films from 25 countries. “A Story of Children and Film”is an eye opener, a landmark film and a celebration of both childhood and the movies.