The unmistakable scent of lake water, pine sap and bug juice permeates this utterly charming documentary about a group of 9-14 year-old kids who spend three weeks at a coed Wisconsin summer camp. In summer, 2003, filmmakers Bradley Beesley (THE FEARLESS FREAKS: FEATURING THE FLAMING LIPS) and Sarah Price (AMERICAN MOVIE, THE YES MEN), stitched name labels into their underwear, packed up their insect spray, calamine lotion and a digital camera, and dared to join the 90 or so kids -- and their intrepid counselors -- at Wisconsin's picturesque Swift Nature Camp. What they captured will be a heady nostalgia trip for anyone who went to summer camp, and an interesting peek...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins