Kindering (Brakhage)

Director: Stan Brakhage
Stars: Iona Bartek, Quay Bartek
Genre: Short
Country: USA

Refracted images, not unlike those in a funhouse mirror, display two children playing in a backyard, a boy and a girl. There’s a dog, a swing, a picket fence, a Big Wheels trike. The grass is green and lush. A soundtrack mixes a chorus, swelling strings, and a child vocalizing. The effect is to idealize the images.

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