Statues Hardly Ever Smile (1971): cast, story & where to watch
1971 · Film
Released in 1971, Statues Hardly Ever Smile is a documentary film directed by Stan Lathan, running about 21 minutes.
What it’s about. 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.
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