Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels (2010)
On a wide, gravelly mountain road, earth-coloured dwellings in the background, small boys scamper behind tyres of different thickness and circumference, beating them onwards with a stick. A donkey brays in sympathy. The thin, flexible tyres of bicycles are the hardest to keep upright, especially when performing turns (slowing and tilting the rubber hoop without loss of momentum) before racing back, sometimes in competition with another, cheered on by their companions, towards the starting line.
Director: Francis Alÿs
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 5 min
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Editing: Natalia Almada
Country: Afghanistan
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels about?
- On a wide, gravelly mountain road, earth-coloured dwellings in the background, small boys scamper behind tyres of different thickness and circumference, beating them onwards with a stick. A donkey brays in sympathy. The thin, flexible tyres of bicycles are the hardest to keep upright, especially when performing turns (slowing and tilting the rubber hoop without loss of momentum) before racing back, sometimes in competition with another, cheered on by their companions, towards the starting line.
- Who directed Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels?
- Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels was directed by Francis Alÿs.
- How long is Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels?
- Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels has a runtime of 5m (5 minutes).
- What genre is Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels?
- Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels is a Documentary film.
- Where was Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels produced?
- Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels was produced in Afghanistan.