Thomas Balmès http://www.thomasbalmes.com Fri, 14 May 2010 13:21:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 “Babies” – a beautiful portrait of new life http://www.thomasbalmes.com/%e2%80%9cbabies%e2%80%9d-a-beautiful-portrait-of-new-life/ http://www.thomasbalmes.com/%e2%80%9cbabies%e2%80%9d-a-beautiful-portrait-of-new-life/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 13:21:42 +0000 Alex http://www.thomasbalmes.com/?p=465 examiner_logo
« Babies is one of those rare instances of popular media that actually makes the audience sit back and reflect (positively) on the beauty of life—from its very beginning and on.« 

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Video interview on bbc.com.

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Interview on All Things Considered :
« For his new documentary, director Thomas Balmes, spent two years following four adorable tykes from four different parts of the world: Namibia, Mongolia, Japan and the U.S. Host Guy Raz speaks with Balmes about the differences — and the surprising parallels — he found in this quartet. »

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]]> http://www.thomasbalmes.com/thomas-on-abc/feed/ 0 Toronto Sun : « ‘Babies’ director thinks like a philosopher » http://www.thomasbalmes.com/toronto-sun-babies-director-thinks-like-a-philosopher/ http://www.thomasbalmes.com/toronto-sun-babies-director-thinks-like-a-philosopher/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 11:22:42 +0000 Alex http://www.thomasbalmes.com/?p=448 torontoSun
Thomas Balmes looks like a movie star and thinks like a philosopher. It’s an interesting combination.

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« Thomas Balmès, the director of « Babies, » a documentary which tracks the lives of four children, discusses each of his subjects from the film. »

Also : All Burbles and Gurgles as Life Unfolds and the review of the film : Awwwwww, Ewwww, Who’s a Good Baby?

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« TIME talked to Balmes about the challenges of shooting subjects around the globe who prove that adorableness (as well as tantrums) have no borders. »

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IndieWire has posted videos of the « Meet the Filmmaker » event that took place at the Apple Store Soho last monday.
There’s also a written report of the event.

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Some pictures of the « Meet the Filmmakers » event that took place yesterday.
(copyright Amy Sussman/Getty Images North America)

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« Babies, a new world-spanning documentary, follows four very different kids from birth to toddlerhood – and finds there’s no ‘right’ way to rear them » The Globe & Mail

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