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Since Jean Pierre-Meunier’s coining of the term film-souvenir in 1969, the concept has undergone several redefinitions by subsequent film theorists. Past its initial purpose of classifying modes of filmic identification, film-souvenir has become a tool for self-evaluation in film experiences. We recount personal experiences with film during our childhoods, highlighting the confusion and fascination inherent in witnessing storytelling beyond our present understandings. Using the empathetic lens of film-souvenir, we reevaluate these experiences as growing pains of a developing consciousness. Continue reading →