Films pour enfants

Coin Operated

Short film about space travel

Will we one day realize our childhood dreams?

Synopsis

A young boy has dreamed of becoming an astronaut since he was little.

Coin Operated
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Commentary on the film

For budding astronauts! A short film similar to the film One small step, whose heroine also dreams of orbits and distant destinations.

Questions about the film

Understand the story and themes, express your feelings and develop critical thinking.

1What is the boy dreaming of?
He dreams of traveling into space.
2What is his passion?
His passion is astronomy. We understand this from the beginning of the film when the little boy plays with a rocket.
3Why does the boy want to ride the spaceship ride so much?
He hopes he can fly away.
4Why is he disappointed?
He is disappointed because the ride, to his great surprise, does not take off.
5What will he decide to do?
The little boy thinks that the merry-go-round will eventually fly away if he puts in more coins; he works his whole life to save money and when the day comes, he puts all his coins into the carousel.
6What happens then?
The ride takes off! It is a fiction, an imaginary story. Or maybe it's only happening in the head of the hero of the story.
7And you, what do you want to do when you grow up?
Open response/debate.

TitleCoin Operated

ThemeDream

Genre & keywordsComic, Astronaut, Child, Hope, Space

Recommended age5 years old

Duration5 min 14 s

DirectorNicholas Arioli

Year of production2017

Country of productionUnited States

MusicEmille Mosseri Alex Schiff

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