Vermont Filmmaker Explores Positive Influence of Nature
Burlington Free Press – December 06, 2009
By Joel Banner Baird
When the movie hits public television screens next year, rush inside to catch Burlington filmmaker Camilla Rockwell’s new documentary, “Mother Nature’s Child.” Meanwhile, she advises you to tarry out-of-doors. Rockwell’s film explores how time spent in nature influences child health and development — and suggests ways adults can revive our young’uns’ appetites for mud-pies, tree-climbing, skipping stones and the like. Last week, in the comfy confines of her South End studio, Rockwell elaborated on the inspiration for her latest project and its connections to her earlier films (and those of noted documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, a mentor). No mechanized clutter…
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