Movie Details
Theatrical Release:December 31st, 2018
Original Language:English
Childhood (2018)
DirectorDanny Lyon
26 minDec 31st, 2018
Plot
The prequel to Lyons Born to Film and Two Fathers his two previous family films this film covers the years 194256 Shot entirely on 8mm by Lyons father Dr Ernst F Lyon the remarkable footage was edited by Lyon in 2016 Beginning in 1942 the footage documents the artists birth and his fathers departure to Utah during WWII The great blizzard of 1946 is shown in Queens as is the 1950 LIRR Thanksgiving railroad crash an event witnessed by Lyon as a child and shown here via Fox News footage Ends with the artist at 14 as his father films his grandfathers 80th birthday party Opa walks off with a cane an homage to Chaplin and ending with the only closeup in the film a yellow rose
