CHILDHOOD

BARNDOM

By Margreth OLIN

SPERANZA FILM AS - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2017

An observational documentary that follows the children in Aurora Kindergarten throughout a year. A quiet and close, life-affirming film, which draws up a whole different perspective on what children truly need than what is the current norm.

Festivals
& Awards

Nordic/Docs 2017
Audience Award
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • NORWAY
    • Languages
    • NORWEGIAN
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Margreth OLIN
    • Writer(s)
    • Margreth OLIN
    • Producer(s)
    • Margreth OLIN (SPERANZA FILM AS)
    • Synopsis
    • “The focus on performance and competition is becoming stronger in schools and kindergartens. Focus on getting younger and younger children to acquire academic knowledge. I am afraid that we, as parents, as a society, the children themselves - are in danger of missing out on their own and other's different personalities because we do not acknowledge that each and every child has different potentials. CHILDHOOD is a silent protest. It shows a children's garden where children can be at peace, where the trees teach them to grow at their own pace.”
      Margreth Olin


      CHILDHOOD is a 90 minute full-length feature film about children and how they play on their own terms. An observational documentary that follows the children in Aurora Kindergarten throughout a year. These are children from 1-7 years of age. It is a quiet and close, life-affirming film. The film draws up a different perspective on what children truly need than what is the current norm. The film is a good conversation starter to explore the function of play in the child’s life and the importance of friendship between children. About safe connections and trust in relationships between adults and children. We are allowed to observe the secret play among children, the play we adults don’t always understand.