To Be Alive!
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| Original title | To Be Alive! |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1964 |
| length | 18 minutes |
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| Director | Francis Thompson , Alexander Hammid |
| script | Francis Thompson, Alexander Hackenschmied |
| production | Francis Thompson |
| music | Gene Forrell |
| camera | Alexander Hackenschmied, Francis Thompson |
| cut | Richard W. Adams , Alexander Hackenschmied, Theo Kamecke |
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To Be Alive! is an American short documentary film released in 1964. The film, produced by Francis Thompson , is based on a story by Edward Field, who also spoke the explanatory text. The film won an Oscar at the 38th Academy Awards in 1966 .
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To Be Alive! - Being alive focuses on the similarities that people of all cultures have in common - despite all their differences. Children in all parts of the world, their environment, their everyday life and the conditions under which they grow up are shown. It emphasizes the element that unites all people, striving for a life free from worries and satisfaction. Reference is made to commonalities that are common to all children, even if the living conditions to which they are exposed and under which they grow up can be fundamentally different. Children have been observed at various stages of their lives in a variety of locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Production, publication
It is a Francis Thompson, Fun City Films, SC Johnson & Son production, distributed by SC Johnson & Son. The film was shot over a period of 18 months. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided that To Be Alive! because of its presentation on three separate screens, did not meet the conditions to be met for a contribution that could be nominated for an Oscar. Then a 70 mm single screen version was created, which was then shown in Los Angeles in 1965 and qualified for the 1966 Oscars.
The film was specially produced for the Johnson Wax Golden Rondelle Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair . It was shown there for the first time on April 22, 1964. It was also demonstrated in the United Nations pavilion at Expo 67 . In June 2005, a restored version premiered at SC Johnson's headquarters in Racine , Wisconsin , where it was shown daily for free.
criticism
Dwight D. Eisenhower , the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 , said of the film that it was imaginative and beautifully made and showed the world through children's eyes, in whom there was still no room for prejudice and arrogance.
Awards
- 1964 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Honorable Mention from NYFCC, a New York-based film critics association
- Award of the film by the National Conference of Christians and Jews
- Academy Awards 1966 : Oscar for Francis Thompson and his film in the Best Documentary Short Film category
Web links
- To Be Alive! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- To Be Alive! full film in the original
- To Be Alive! sS letterboxd.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 38th Academy Awards | 1966 sS oscars.org (English)
- ↑ To Be Alive! sS scjohnson.com (English). Retrieved January 17, 2018.