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Taps

Matthew Gravelle’s clever and aesthetically superb short film manages to communicate themes of solidarity and inclusion even though the main characters are a set of creaky kitchen taps. The three taps, lined next to each other, make a musical dialogue as each one drips. One of the taps cannot match the same tune as the other two; they turn, with a creak, to glower at it in frustration. The arrival of a human, who attaches a hose onto one of the taps, adds another layer of complexity to the narrative, as we see the story from the confused perspective of the taps. This clever film has a fabulous rhythm, creating a lovely way to consider how musicality can express the themes of the DIALLS project. Children aged 8-11 years old will be compelled to make their own parallel texts with the same innate use of music and rhythm to shape a representation of sameness and difference.

Download discussion prompts for this film (4-7 and 8-11).


Format: Film

Author/Filmmaker: Matthew Gravelle

Age Range: 4-7 years, 8-11 years

Year: 2003

Country: UK

Publisher: BFI

Length / Duration: 03:00 minutes

Cultural Themes

Inclusion

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