Short film

Grand Canyon

1958 · 29 min

A wordless, music-driven drift through vast rock and sky, calm and majestic, inviting quiet contemplation rather than story.

Directed by: James Algar
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Grand Canyon is a 1958 American short documentary film directed by James Algar and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is a pictorial interpretation of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite. Grand Canyon is one of Walt Disney's more unconventional and experimental works, as it has musical accompaniment, but no dialogue or narration. The short won an Oscar at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 for Best Short Subject (Live Action).

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Directed by: James Algar
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: nature
art
exploration
Places: wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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