First Steps

1947 film
Movie short_film Q1313591
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First Steps

Summary

First Steps is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • First Steps received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].
  • First Steps's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • First Steps was directed by Hanus Burger[5].
  • First Steps's genre is documentary film[6].
  • First Steps's production company is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[7].
  • The original language of First Steps was English[8].
  • First Steps's color is recorded as color[9].
  • First Steps's color is recorded as black-and-white[10].
  • First Steps's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • First Steps was released on January 1, 1947[12].
  • First Steps's distributed by is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[13].
  • First Steps's main subject is India[14].
  • First Steps's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[15].
  • First Steps's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'First Steps'}[16].
  • First Steps's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+10'}[17].

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Authorship and Creation

First Steps was directed by Hanus Burger[5].

Publication

First Steps was published on January 1, 1947[12]. The original language of it was English[8]. Its genre is documentary film[6].

Subject and Themes

First Steps's main subject is India[14].

Reception

First Steps received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

Why It Matters

First Steps ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did First Steps receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jon Kolbert · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Main subject India
    Original language of film or tv show English
    Genre documentary film
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