Babies

In this touching documentary, Thomas Balmès follows the lives of four babies for 400 days, tracking their journeys from birth to toddlerhood. Scarce dialogue and the absence of narration leave the film’s visual brilliance to take the limelight.

BABIES is a striking display of observational documentary at its purest. We witness the first cries and triumphant first steps of Balmès’ subjects in Namibia, Mongolia, San Francisco and Tokyo. Despite the great differences in the environments in which these babies are brought up, this heart-warming portrait of young minds exploring and adapting to their surroundings poignantly highlights the universality of human curiosity and resilience in the early stages of the journey of life.