Are there universal expressions of emotion? - Sophie Zadeh
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The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture? Is one person’s smile another’s grimace? Sophie Zadeh investigates.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Sophie Zadeh
- Director
- Antonia Muniz, Ana Bolshaw, Miguel Carvalho
- Script Editor
- Alex Gendler
- Producer
- Antonia Muniz
- Animator
- Antonia Muniz, Ana Bolshaw, Miguel Carvalho
