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When We Encounter the World

When We Encounter the World

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 2024

Runtime

0h 11m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

When We Encounter the World

Production Companies

Ver e Ouvir Filmes

Director

Leonardo Pirondi

Description

In 1934 an experiment by an amateur-scientist couple began. Named after a genus of moths, the Automeris Project placed a group of young children in an enclosed forest, leaving them to fend for themselves. On return visits, the couple presented self-made films, accompanied by live music, depicting the outside world. For them, these images were the perfect replica of reality seen in their expeditions. Nevertheless, the films were carefully framed, edited, and manipulated to induce a transformation and provoke the development of a new society.