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This poignant and wordless animated short offers visual delight and a powerful metaphoric lesson about remembering those who are no longer with us.
In this stop-motion animation with cute, cut-out cloth puppets, a little boy visits his grandfather in the countryside and they fly a kite together. They are both made out of layers that symbolize their age. The boy has many of these layers, with his whole life ahead of him. But grandfather has already lost his layers and has only a few left. As he gets close to the end of his life, he is as thin as a single sheet, ready for the autumn wind to carry him away. (14 mins., digital video) Closed captioning available.
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Image courtesy of MAGNETFILM
Presented in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health Kaufman Development
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
LEARNING AND PUBLIC PRACTICE PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY American Electric Power Foundation
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Ingram-White Castle Foundation CoverMyMeds PNC Foundation State Farm
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council L Brands Foundation American Electric Power Foundation The Columbus Foundation Ohio Arts Council Mary and C. Robert Kidder Bill and Sheila Lambert Institute of Museum and Library Services Huntington Nationwide Foundation Adam R. Flatto Arlene and Michael Weiss
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Past Film/Video
The Kite
