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The World According to Tippi

Name: The World According to Tippi
Director: Christian Crye
Released: 1997
Duration: 54 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

1997

Director

Christian Crye

Runtime

54 minutes

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The documentary offers a unique perspective by centering a child's subjective experience of the natural world. It successfully disrupts age-based hierarchies by positioning a young girl as a source of wisdom and authority. However, the film's diversity is limited by its ethnographic lens and the focus on a French family. While it engages with African landscapes and people, the depth of local representation remains moderate. Ultimately, the film excels in its spiritual and non-traditional narrative structure, even while lacking explicit identity-based representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The World According to Tippi have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly depict LGBTQ+ identities. The narrative centers on the relationship between a child and the animal kingdom.

How does The World According to Tippi portray gender?

Fair

Tippi serves as a central female protagonist with significant intellectual and spiritual influence. Her perspective challenges traditional documentary hierarchies that often favor adult male viewpoints.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The World According to Tippi?

Fair

Set in Africa, the film engages with local people and wildlife. However, the focus on a French family limits the depth of local representation and storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity.

How does The World According to Tippi represent religion and culture?

Good

The film promotes a non-traditional, soul-based spirituality through Tippi's connection to nature. This perspective challenges Western rationalist frameworks and anthropocentric views of the environment.

Does The World According to Tippi include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the film.

Present on Screen

Centers a female protagonist with significant intellectual and spiritual influence.
Challenges anthropocentric views by framing nature as a peer rather than a resource.
Disrupts traditional documentary hierarchies by prioritizing a child's unique perspective.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
Potential for deeper representation of local African populations.
Limited storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity due to the focus on a French family.

Official Synopsis

Tippi is no ordinary child. She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals and that they are like brothers to her. 'I speak to them with my mind, or through my eyes, my heart or my soul, and I see that they understand and answer me.' Tippi is the daughter of French filmmakers and wildlife photographers, Alain Degre and Sylvie Robert, who have captured her on film with some of Africa's most beautiful and dangerous animals. Tippi shares her thoughts and wisdom on Africa, its people and the animals she has come to know and love. Often her wisdom is beyond her years, and her innocence and obvious rapport with the animals is both fascinating and charming.

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