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When Walt Whitman Was a Little Girl
(2012, running time: 12 min)

When Walt Whitman Was a Little Girl - lettering by Jamie B. Wolcott

Not your typical History Channel biography, When Walt Whitman Was a Little Girl tells the startling, unuttered truth about America's good gray poet. Starting out as an ordinary nine year old girl, Walt is soon catapulted into the world with all her senses ablaze, and neither will ever be the same.

Based on a prose poem by M.C. Biegner, the film mixes drama, dance, puppetry, and oddball humor to portray the world through the eyes of a 'sensitive kid.' Walt awakens to the mysteries and wonder of nature, leaves her home to seek fame and adventure, is plunged into the horror of war, and finally begins to understand the unspoken poetry of childhood.

Winner of a Jury's Choice (1st place) award, 2012 Black Maria Film Festival.

Based on a prose poem by M.C. Biegner
Adapted, Directed & Edited by Jim Haverkamp
Director of Photography: Alex Maness

Walt Whitman (Natalie Braun) peers into the heart of existence.

Upcoming Screenings:

Black Maria Film Festival National Tour
Begins Feb 4, 2012

Magnolia Film Festival
Starkville, MS
Feb 17, 2012

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