Kindergarten
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The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
It follows young children from ages one to five in a kindergarten setting. The camera observes their early development without interference.
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What happens
Kindergarten (French: Jardin d'enfants) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Caissy and released in 2025. The film centres on young children in kindergarten, focusing on the progression of early childhood development between the ages of one and five in a fly on the wall manner similar to his 2014 high school documentary Guidelines (La marche à suivre). The film premiered at the 2025 Montreal International Documentary Festival, where it was the winner of the Special Jury Prize in the National Feature competition. At the 2026 DOXA Documentary Film Festival, it received an honorable mention from the Colin Low Award jury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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