Film commentary: Buildings
A very nice short film for children. The personification of the buildings allows to approach with the children, in a metaphorical and original way, the theme of the difference and the exclusion.Takorama Festival
This short film has been selected for the international children's film festival Takorama in 2020.Discover the other films of Decovocal
http://decovocal.comQuestioning the film: Buildings
To understand the story, the theme, to express one's sensibility and to exercise one's critical mind.How to perceive the difference? How not to reject it?
A film to learn to respect others and to live together. In this short film, the question of the relationship between living beings is transposed into the world of the city. A large building, with an obvious superiority complex, despises the rest of the city. All the surrounding buildings seem to hate it. However, when a flood endangers the whole city, the dedication of this disproportionately large building will save the whole city and will also allow all these people to form strong bonds.
This film reminds us that friendship is often built on strong common experiences, on empathy and mutual aid.
"Our collective wealth is made of our diversity.The "other, individual or society, is precious to us insofar as it is dissimilar to us"
Albert Jacquard, In Praise of Difference (1978)
1 What do you think the film is about?
Friendship, mutual aid, contempt, natural disasters, loneliness...
2 How would you define the attitude of the big building at the beginning of the film?
At the beginning, it is happy and seems to feel superior to the smaller buildings (from the second 45 on).
3 How do the smaller houses feel about the big building at the beginning of the film?
The smaller houses are afraid of the big building.
4 At night, why do the houses dislike the big building?
The big building disturbs them with its lights.
5 What is the turning point in the film?
During the storm, the big building decides to rescue the smaller houses in distress.
6 Why does the big building help the rest of the town?
It feels empathy.Empathy is the ability to identify with others and feel their feelings.
7 Make up a saying that illustrates the film.
Knowing how to find your place, friendship is forged in mutual aid, richness is in difference...
Download the PDF of the film's educational activities
Created with the support of the French Ministry of Education and the CNC.Watch the film with your family, educational activities with parents at home and with teachers in class.
Creating characters: Buildings made of paper (Plastic arts) (Cycle 2 and 3)
Educational activities proposed by Olivier Defaye based on the film Buildings.
Building a skyscraper of cubes (Mathematics) (Cycle 2 and 3)
Educational activities proposed by Christophe Defaye based on the film Buildings.
Réseau Canopé course (Ecology in solidarity)
Thematic course created by Marie-Jo Lantam Ninsao based on 4 films including Buildings.
Discover other educational sheets created with the support of the Ministry of Education and the CNC...
Theme
civic educationGenre and keywords
Narrative, friendship, building, rainRecommended age
3 yearsParental control.
Duration
5 min.Title
BuildingsProduced by
DecovocalProduction
2008
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