Educational activity around the short film Googuri Googuri
Participate in discussions in diverse situations.
Produce writing by beginning to appropriate an approach.
Accept differences.
Googuri Googuri © Tokyo University of the Arts
TitleGooguri Googuri
ThemeFamily relationship
Genre & keywordsContemplative, experimental, abstraction, love, friendship, grandfather, granddaughter
Age (for film)3-11 years
Duration08 min 23 s
DirectorYoshiko Misumi
MusicNatsuko Yokoyama
ProductionTokyo University of the Arts (Japon, 2010)
Discuss the place of older people within the family.
The situation of the grandfather living under the same roof as his granddaughter seems a little anachronistic to us (it is a little less so in the context of Japan, where the film comes from). This is an opportunity to question the place we give to the elderly in our society.
In the majority of cases, the relationship between children and their grandparents takes place within a well-established framework and often mediated by the presence of the parents (family reunions during vacations, care to replace the parents, etc.). We will rather focus on moments on the fringes of these situations, moments when the child was able to have a direct and intimate relationship with his ancestor.
Children are invited to write about a very special moment spent alone with one of their grandparents. The example of the film can give direction. Those who wish can read their story and, while answering questions from the teacher and their classmates, explain how this moment was different. Did it have to do with the location? on occasion? to emotion? to words? to gestures? to the relationship involved?
Within the class there can be very different experiences. The teacher will use these differences to get the children to discuss their perception of particular habits of relationships with older people.
It could then be interesting to extend the exercise by leaving the family environment. On what other occasions have children been able to have this same type of relationship with older people who are not part of the family?
Activity sheet written by: Bruno Pellier
