From Generation to Generation (1959)

Directed by

Francis Thompson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

30 min

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short documentary that combines live-action footage of a farming family expecting a baby with animation explaining human reproduction.

educationalinformativereverentmatter-of-factgentlehopeful

What happens

From Generation to Generation is a 1959 American short documentary film directed by Francis Thompson and Philip Stapp and produced by Edward F. Cullen. The film shows live-action scenes of a farming family expecting a child in conjunction with animated scenes of the human reproductive system. From Generation to Generation was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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