Films pour enfants

Story of Flowers

A rare and original cinematic genre

Explain botany and the stages of the life of flowers to children.

Synopsis

From seed to seed, the continuous and endless cycle of flora.

Story of Flowers
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A short film to discover with children the magic of flora, the cycle of life and the biological process of flower development. Do you want to illustrate botany lessons with your kindergarten students? Let yourself be carried away by the wind and discover the stages of the life of flowers, the secrets of flowering. A seed germinates, a plant is born, develops and flowers. Pollinating insects, the miracle of fertilization. From the meeting of pollen from male stamens and female pistils, a fruit is born... which contains a seed. Germination, development, growth of roots, stems and leaves, flowering, pollination, fruiting but also the death of the plant, all stages of the life of a flowering plant wonderfully explained to children in this poetic documentary, a rare and very original cinematic genre. Serving information but also poetry, the richness of the drawings and the beauty of the animation will captivate and enchant children who love nature. Discovering the heroes of pollination!

À propos de Azuma Makoto

Azuma Makoto is a Japanese floral artist. Close to botanical sculpture but also to contemporary art such as land art, his very varied work is often accompanied by the photos of Shunsuke Shiinoki. In July 2014, Azuma Makoto sent a pine bonsai and a floral arrangement hung from helium balloons into space. Discover the Exobiotanica project in more detail and more than 1,300 photographs that tell the story of the sculptures' journey from takeoff in Nevada to the stratosphere at an altitude of more than 30,000 meters.

Questions about the film

Understand the story, the theme, express your sensitivity and exercise your critical thinking.
A poetic documentary, a rare and very original cinematic genre, to explain botany and the stages of the life of flowers to children.
Let yourself be carried away by the wind and discover the stages of the life of flowers, the secrets of flowering.
Serving information but also poetry, the richness of the drawings and the beauty of the animation will captivate and enchant children who love nature. Discovering the heroes of pollination!
After watching the film, describe with students the stages in the life of flowers.
A seed germinates, a plant is born, develops and flowers. Pollinating insects, the miracle of fertilization.
From the meeting of pollen from male stamens and female pistils, a fruit is born... which contains a seed.
Germination, development, growth of roots, stems and leaves, flowering, pollination, fruiting but also the death of the plant, all stages of the life of a flowering plant.

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Created with the support of the French Ministry of Education and the French National Center for Cinema and Animated Images (CNC).

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

Oral work with a French picture book (English) (ages 6 to 11)
Educational activities proposed by Ona Ya from the Ona Ya blog based on the film Story of flowers.
Thematic course
Thematic tour created by Marie-Jo Lantam Ninsao based on 4 films including Story of Flowers.

TitleStory of Flowers

ThemeLiving World

Genre & keywordsLiving World, Ecology, Botany, Seeds, Roots, Buds, Flowers, Fruits, Animals, Seasons

Recommended age5 years old

Duration3 min 46 s

DirectorAzuma Makoto

ProductionAMKK

Year of production2017

Country of productionJapan

AnimationJames Paulley

MusicStephen Packe

Sound designTom Joyce

IllustrationKatie Scott

visual effects supervisorShunsuke Shiinoki

ManagementEri Narita

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