Book Description

Through film we can visit an experimental classroom, share the anguish of a child going to a hospital, or observe an innovative day care center in operation. There are many possibilities in the film medium and these possibilities are sensed by children who, more and more, are being drawn to film as a means of expressing their feelings about the world around them. In various parts of the country, film classes have sprung up in schools and workshops where some young filmmakers are no more than 5 years old. We now have films produced all over the world for children which, along with the story books their parents have traditionally read to them, open up a world of wonder. At The 1970 White House Conference on Children we have brought together many outstanding films; films a:bout the problems of children, films which children have made themselves, and an international selection of short entertainment films. We hope that the films will not only open new doors of interest and excitement for the Conference participants but also point out new avenues of care and concern for the children of the seventies.