Reel

"A celebration in film of the International Children's Festival, held at International Young Pioneer Camp Artek, on the Black Sea, in the summer of 1977. Children from 103 of the world's countries got together to share their cultures and aspirations. The festival's theme, 'may there always be sunshine' resonated in the addresses, songs, and dances of the festival opening in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses in Moscow, and throughout activities at Artek itself. A great lesson in cooperation and friendship the children made the world over into what it should be, for the two weeks of the festival. Together they created handicrafts and paintings, studies, and did modest work. Money from the sale of the crafts was contributed to the cause of world peace and the alleviation of hunger. At Artek, we sense the warm solidarity which existed between the various political, philosophical, and religious groups..."

MSs of international children's delegation marching with flags of nationality and flags of unity.

B&W newsreel of violent confrontations in South Africa between state police and black residents (Apartheid).

Panning LS of children pumping their fists in the air.

BW newsreel of a Chilean soldier subduing a man

DO NOT USE Still photos of Chilean children, prisoners of revolution.

MSs and LSs of large and vocal nighttime gathering (festive).

CUs of children writing letters en masse, placing them into bottles (message in a bottle); LSs of them on a boat, tossing the bottles out to sea.

High angle tight LS of children drawing and painting on large canvases placed on the sidewalk; level MSs and CU's of the artists and their work

CU of an adorable Cuban girl talking to the camera about her experience at the festival.

Group of children with a poster they have created. Cu of girl talking about the poster. Children painting.