When Walt Whitman Was a Little Girl

When Walt Whitman Was a Little Girl

2012 · 12 min · Comedy

As the title suggests, this is a speculative biography of the artistic side of Walt Whitman. Starting out as an ordinary nine year old girl, young Walt is soon catapulted into the world with all her senses ablaze. Combining drama, dance, puppetry, and potato cannons, the film is a sometimes funny, sometimes sad rumination on growing up as a 'sensitive kid.'

Directed by Jim Haverkamp · Written by Jim Haverkamp

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