To Be Alive! (1964)
- Directed by
- Alexandr Hackenschmied
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film shows daily life and celebrations from different cultures around the world. It uses multiple screens to compare how people work, play, and connect with each other.
observationalupliftingmeditativevisually playfulrhythmichumanisticearthywhimsical
What happens
To Be Alive! is a 1964 American short documentary film co-directed by Francis Thompson and Alexander Hammid. The film is notable for its use of a multi-screen format and for winning the Oscar for Documentary Short Subject at the 38th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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