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Summercamp!

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Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price's documentary captures the experiences of a group of children over the course of their summer at the Swift Nature Camp in the woods of Wisconsin. Many of the kids have behavioral problems and are on medication for attention deficit disorders. At Swift, however, the focus of the counselors and kids on engaging in vigorous physical activity (horseback riding, kayaking, archery, swimming) and living harmoniously creates surprising results.

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Like stories about camp, Summercamp! might be best appreciated by those with memories of the experience -- but for its target audience, it's appropriately fun and poignant.

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Paul West Seattle Times Summercamp! maintains a gentle, lackadaisical tone that eloquently captures the triumphs and traumas of this ageless ritual. Rated: 3/4 Sep 14, 2007 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Brief bits of real charm, personality and camp-life detail squeeze through, suggesting why some thrive in an oasis of animal worship, outdoor revelry and zero-to-hero popularity that forgives a nerdy rep back home. Rated: 3/5 Aug 31, 2007 Full Review Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times Unlike the intense cadets for Christ and creationism in the recent documentary Jesus Camp, the kids in the sweet Summercamp! have fun! Rated: 3/4 Aug 24, 2007 Full Review Bill White Seattle Post-Intelligencer For those who enjoyed the camping experience as a youth, the movie, with its marshmallow roasts, canoe rides and talent shows, offers a bit of nostalgia. Others may find the whole thing a little pointless. Rated: C+ Sep 14, 2007 Full Review Kevin Courrier Boxoffice Magazine Summercamp is so haphazard it might as well be someone's digitally enhanced home movie. Rated: 1/5 Aug 30, 2007 Full Review Matt Pais Metromix.com Sweet and alive with homesickness and high-fives, sing-a-longs and armpit farts. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 23, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member a cute little doc following a Wisconsin summer camp & it's campers. innocent but enjoyable Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member A fine documentary that covers 3 weeks of children at a nature camp. It is a little too broad at times, keeping some kids too distant, but it's a great nostalgia trip into childhood. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member An ok doc but pretty boring. We follow around a bunch of kids but there isn't enough screen time to really get to know these people. I would have rather seen this tackle the summer camp from the view of the counselors. <br/>It plays more like a commercial for the camp at times. It's ok to miss this one. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Never went away to summer camp so perhaps that's why it didn't connect with me? My perception of summer camp is a mixture of "Friday the 13th" and "Meatballs"... seriously! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute film albeit short with very little structure. Makes me feel like my films will do just as well. It is definitely adorable as the kids themselves are great in a "they say the darnedest things" way. Simply a charming film though with little to no conflict or arc. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member best beesly docu...better than okie noodling...and way better than the flaming lips one... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bradley Beesley

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Sarah Price

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Devorah DeVries

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Bradley Beesley

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Sarah Price

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JoLynn Garnes

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Synopsis Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price's documentary captures the experiences of a group of children over the course of their summer at the Swift Nature Camp in the woods of Wisconsin. Many of the kids have behavioral problems and are on medication for attention deficit disorders. At Swift, however, the focus of the counselors and kids on engaging in vigorous physical activity (horseback riding, kayaking, archery, swimming) and living harmoniously creates surprising results.
Director
Bradley Beesley, Sarah Price
Producer
Devorah DeVries, Bradley Beesley, Sarah Price
Production Co
Roadside Cinema
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2018
Runtime
1h 24m
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