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A Strange Hat

2007 13 min
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This short fiction film takes place one afternoon in a public park. An urban fairytale unfolds in front of our eyes, featuring a girl selling lollipops, a writer, colourful passersby and a hat with extraordinary powers. The girl has difficulty making conversation, but this headgear lends her a completely new aura: now things turn weird and wonderful. In French with English subtitles.

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This short fiction film takes place one afternoon in a public park. An urban fairytale unfolds in front of our eyes, featuring a girl selling lollipops, a writer, colourful passersby and a hat with extraordinary powers. The girl has difficulty making conversation, but this headgear lends her a completely new aura: now things turn weird and wonderful. In French with English subtitles.

Children and Youth All subjects
  • director
    Mélanie Léger
  • script
    Mélanie Léger
  • producer
    Murielle Rioux-Poirier
  • executive producer
    Jacques Turgeon

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Ages 6 to 11
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Guide 1
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English Language Arts - Children's Stories/Fables Family Studies/Home Economics - Relationships Health/Personal Development - Identity
An excellent starting-point for a writing exercise. Start a discussion with students about the film, to assess their comprehension of the story. Students can then write the continuation of the story. What will happen to the policeman? What powers will he gain from the hat?
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