The Great Horseshoe Crab Field Trip

Institute History

  • 1987 Sundance Film Festival

Description

Paul Weeks teaches science to seventh graders in Harlem. He’s funny, well-informed, full of passion for his subject and good-humored interest in his students’ preoccupations: a brilliant teacher. This unassuming short film observes Weeks and his students as they prepare for a field trip to study the horseshoe crab and its habitat. Everything you ever wanted to know about the horseshoe crab and a great deal more about how and why children learn.

— Karen Cooper

Screening Details

As you use our Online Archives, please understand that the information presented from Festivals, Labs, and other activities is taken directly from official publications from each year. While this information is limited and doesn't necessarily represent the full list of participants (e.g. actors and crew), it is the list given to us by the main film/play/project contact at the time, based on the space restrictions of our publications. Each entry in the Online Archives is meant as a historical record of a particular film, play, or project at the time of its involvement with Sundance Institute. For this reason, we can only amend an entry if a name is misspelled, or if the entry does not correctly reflect the original publication. If you have questions or comments, please email [email protected]