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The Journey Within

The Journey Within

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The Journey Within
A Film by Eleanor Hamerow and Naomi Trubowitz
Produced by Renascence Films, 1990

This film documents Richard Lewis and the way he unlocks a child’s capacity for imaginative thinking. Working with a sixth grade class at the Louis Armstrong Intermediate School in New York City, Lewis creates an atmosphere alive with excitement as he […]

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The Thread at Play

The Thread at Play

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Caleu Está Soñando
(The Thread at Play)
Edited by Cecilia Vicuña and Geoffrey Jones
Camera and Sound by Claudio Mercado
Touchstone Center Publications, 1999

In this videotape, poet and artist Cecilia Vicuña, documents her workshops with children in a small mountain village school in Chilé, bringing them into a metaphoric celebration of their inward thoughts and playfulness. The result […]

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To Make a World

To Make a World

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To Make A World
Filmed and Edited by Betsy Newman
Written and Narrated by Richard Lewis
Touchstone Center Publications, 1997

A quiet visual evocation of children creating art-work interspersed with images and sounds of the natural world accompanied by a poem encouraging us to use our imagination to observe – and ultimately, express the many “worlds” of nature.

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