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Documentary about the lives of four babies around the world

Mark Frauenfelder at 10:49 am Fri, Dec 4, 2009

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I can't wait for this documentary to come out!

Everybody loves... Babies. This visually stunning new movie simultaneously follows four babies around the world - from first breath to first steps. From Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo, Babies joyfully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that are at once unique and universal to us all.
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  • jáquer

    Beautiful.

    Signed, the teary-eyed father of a seven month-old girl.

    • dr80085

      ditto to the letter.

      I would have thought this was beautiful before I had a child, but I would not have got all teary-eyed.

  • wilberfan

    This trailer was one (of seemingly dozens) of previews we saw this morning prior to Fantastic Mr. Fox.

    Beautiful photography. Looks quite interesting.

  • apoxia

    Looks like a good way of spreading some inter-country tolerance – kids that young will all develop in a pretty standard way.

  • Anonymous

    Well it looks nothing like the depressing Up series. It’s the opposite, it looks so joyful and beautiful! And it doesn’t appear to have a focus on the parents or approach of parenting, it seems purely about the kids. The colors and cinematography look visually stunning and exciting as well, I am so looking forward to seeing this, and I usually think babies are gross.

  • Anonymous

    when does this come out? I want to see it right now. that opening scene was just so cute I can’t believe it.

  • Decay

    MAn… nothing more boring than other people’s children.

  • elevatedprimate

    @Decay – Nothing more boring than complaining.

  • Daemon

    Meh. It’s a movie about babies. Effectively home movies for people you don’t know.

    I understand some people think the blighters are cute, but I’d kill to get out of that movie theater.

    • myusername

      Home movies shot by National Geographic and the family lives someplace so visually stunning it takes your breath away.

      Oh, THOSE people. Are they coming over again?

  • Anonymous

    Looks cute, I like how they play Sufjan Stevens along with it, love him<3

  • Lemnisk

    Sounds like the Up Series, but less interesting.

    “People ask about [my daughter] all the time, they’re like, ‘Hey, what’s your baby like?’
    ‘She’s a fuckin’ baby. You ever seen a baby? That’s exactly what my baby’s like.’
    ‘But what’s going on with your baby?’
    ‘Jesus. She got fired from Target…’”
    –Louis CK

  • nevadashawn

    I couldn’t help thinking that it would be awesome if you could get all the babies together at some point in the future, and have them travel to each others countries and experience each different culture.

  • Anonymous

    this is awesome for studying pediatric occupational therapy!!! it improves our observation skills on noticing all the reflexes and progressional milestones!! AWESOME, plus its soo cute.

  • gobo

    I’m guessing commenters #1 and #3 didn’t watch the trailer, and thus missed the point. Just a guess.

    Personally, this looks great. Docs about cultural differences with amazing photography, yes please.

  • Anonymous

    It will be interesting to see how well the African and Mongolian babies thrive without a western style “overly sterile” environment while eating normal food without worrying about “allergies to everything”.