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The Shadow Folk

Short children's film about friendship

A strange creature.

Synopsis

A little fox goes hunting in the woods and discovers something rather unpleasant, a strange creature. Will they become friends?

The Shadow Folk

Commentary: The Shadow Folk

An adorable story and very cute characters for little children. The scene, where the fox tries to catch the shadow of a mouse, will certainly amuse children.

Questions about the film: The Shadow Folk

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

11- Where does the story take place and who is the main character?
A young fox is in the forest.
2What is the fox's activity at the beginning of the film?
He tries to hunt but has difficulty; In particular, he finds himself facing a large deer which scares him.
3When, finally, he finds prey that seems within his reach, what happens to him?
A strange being catches him, he luckily manages to escape.
4He finds the mouse but, then, what does he discover in image 2 min 1 s?
He realizes that the mouse is, in fact, only the shadow of a mouse.
5The fox will then lose interest; but, the mouse then returns to him. What happens next?
The mouse seems to nibble its shadow, the fox even ends up completely discolored.
6In the previous sequence, how would you describe the music?
The music becomes stressful and distressing in accordance with the subject of the scene.
7Around frame 3:17, the strange character returns to the fox and the mouse. What then
He catches the mouse and manages to recover the fox's shadow and colors.
8this one?
He knew that the mouse was evil and wanted to save the fox from his misfortune. Download in PDF the educational activities of the film 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. Compare two characters from the film (French) (Cycle 2 and 3) Educational activities proposed by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film The Shadow Folk. Discover other educational sheets created with the support of the Ministry of National Education and the CNC...

Download the film's educational activities in PDF

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.

Compare two characters from the film (French) (6-11 years old)
Educational activities proposed by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film The Shadow Folk.

Theme

Friendship

Genre & keywords

Friendship, Narrative, animals, fox, curiosity, friendship

Recommended age

3 years old

Duration

4 min 7 s

Title

The Shadow Folk

Realization

Sabrina Cotugno

Music

James Tatti

Production

Calarts in 2010

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