Statues Hardly Ever Smile
1971•21m•Released
Documentary
Edited by famed filmmaker Kathleen Collins, Statues Hardly Ever Smile follows a group of middle school children during a six-week project at the Brooklyn Museum, where they collectively discover and respond to the Egyptian collection. With narration by a member of the museum’s education department, we witness the group’s daily exercises and reflections as they create a theatre piece centered on the relationships developed with the objects and each other.
Director
Stan Lathan
Languages
English
Production
Producer
Kent Garrett
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