Films pour enfants

An Object at Rest

Animated film for children about geology

Synopsis

Follow the life of a stone over the millennia in the face of nature's greatest obstacle: human civilization.

An Object at Rest

Commentary: An Object at Rest

A very beautiful film on geology and geography. The idea of ​​personifying a mountain and following its evolution over time makes it possible to approach the theme of time on a geological scale with children. It is also the story of human activities, their impact on nature and children will have fun listing all the stages of transformation of this mountain character.

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Created with the support of the Ministry of National Education and the CNC.

Watching the film with the family, educational activities with parents at home and with teachers in class.

▸ Create topographical profiles (Mathematics) (9-11 years)
Educational activities proposed by Christophe Defaye based on the film An object at rest.
▸ Representing the mountains (Plastic arts) (6-11 years)
Educational activities proposed by Christophe Defaye based on the film An object at rest.
▸ Canopé Network Route (Solidary Ecology)
Thematic tour created by Marie-Jo Lantam Ninsao based on 4 films including An object at rest.

Theme

Ecology

Genre & keywords

Living World, Narrative, poetic, geology, nature, mountain, prehistoric, past, future

Recommended age

3 years old

Duration

5 min 43 s

Title

An Object at Rest

Realization

Seth Boyden

Music

Julian Beutel

Sound design

Pin-Hua Chen

Production

Calarts in 2014

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