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"Babies" documentary explores how environment shapes humans
By Adrian Bailon
People may first be attracted to the upcoming Babies documentary by French director Thomas Balmès because of its undeniably cute subject matter - four babies from four very different regions around the world. Look deeper, though, and one would be surprised to see that the documentary is a unique look at how humans are shaped by their cultural and physical environments from the moment they are born.
Babies follows the very young lives of four infants: Ponijao from the Himba tribe in Namibia; Bayarjargal living in a rural farm in Mongolia; Mari from Tokyo, Japan; and Hattie from San Francisco, USA. Without the use of any narration, the documentary gives its audience an intimate look at exactly how different (and also similar) these infants' lives are. "I wanted to give a baby point of view," Balmès says, "just immerse you in a baby's world for 80 minutes."
Front and center of Babies is the contrast between the four cultures in which the featured babies grow up. "I chose four places at different development levels in [their] relationship with technology," explains Balmès, "From the absolutely zero technology of the Namibian family to the science fiction of Tokyo, where you feel like you're in Blade Runner. There, the space is so small, people are living in tiny [pods] almost, [compared with] the gigantic spaces of Mongolia and Namibia."
Despite their very different environments, however, Balmès gives viewers an important underlying message: "...[I]f children have their basic needs fulfilled and there is love, they'll all do well, wherever they grow up."
The film comes out in Canadian theatres on May 7, 2010. Read more about the documentary from this CBC News article.
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