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201822 minGdocumentary

First Stratum

201822 minGdocumentary

Two days of kindergarten are filmed by director Ventura Durall as he reflects on how the experience will shape his son Milos's personality.

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Two days of kindergarten are filmed by director Ventura Durall as he reflects on how the experience will shape his son Milos's personality.

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Ventura Durall

Ventura Duralldirector

Ventura Durall

Ventura Durallwriter

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Milos prepares to start kindergarten at his school, where he will spend the next two years. Ventura Durall, his father and the film’s director, records the final two days in the class of his eldest daughter. Through this process, he seeks to understand how Milos's experiences will shape his personality as he transitions into this new environment.

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