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    Children at play provide a rare glimpse into the imagination, ours and theirs

    A lovely exploration of human nature and society, this film takes us into an unusual outdoor nursery. With the woods as their classroom and playground, a group of small children explore their surroundings and their relationships with each other in a remarkably free and unfettered environment. Through the children’s imaginative activities and games we can see flashes of their personal and collective development, a striking example of playing as learning.

    Director: Anna Frances Ewert

    15 January 2014
    Four children sitting on a brick wall with their backs to the camera, an electricity pylon visible behind them against a blue sky.

    videoChildhood and adolescence

    Immerse yourself in the games kids play when the streets are their playground

    14 minutes

    A boy and girl walking on a grassy field, holding dandelions, with a body of water and trees in the background.

    videoChildhood and adolescence

    ‘Why do we need colours?’ A blind boy and a sighted girl experience a meadow

    7 minutes

    Young girl eating fruit while partially hidden by leaves in a sunlit garden.

    videoThe environment

    A climate activist living off-grid faces her toughest challenge yet – a new primary school

    21 minutes

    Photo of a deer in a snowy forest setting with trees and branches in the background.

    videoNature and landscape

    A year-long observation reveals the secret life of a tree and its animal visitors

    3 minutes

    Four young people relaxing on grass; one lies down, the others sit. One reads a book, another looks down.

    videoTeaching and learning

    The school where children make the rules and learn what they want to learn

    28 minutes

    Two children running through a wheat field with an industrial factory in the background under a clear blue sky.

    videoChildhood and adolescence

    To fight a nearby nuclear plant, 11-year-old Sam must win his own ethical battle

    23 minutes

    Cartoon of a bald man in a nappy holding a baby bottle, surrounded by colourful machines and gears, under a large overhead light.

    videoThinkers and theories

    The Bing Bang, reincarnation and other theories of life from budding philosophers

    8 minutes

    Cartoon illustration of a boy and girl holding hands, standing on a curved blue surface with a muted grey background.

    videoLove and friendship

    An 11-year-old girl on what to do when a boy likes you, but you like someone else

    2 minutes

    Photo of a metal colander with a small illustrated person peering out through one of the holes and an illustrated bird perched on the handle.

    videoChildhood and adolescence

    After nursing a bird back to health, a nine-year-old learns the delicate art of letting go

    2 minutes