"Babies" Documentary Tonight

The Basin City Arts Center monthly movie is the documentary "Babies" and will be shown 7 p.m. Tonight at the Arts Center.

This documentary film by Thomas Balmes charts the simultaneous early development of four babies from different parts of the world, illustrating what makes human life unique, similar and precious wherever it occurs. Training his camera on newborns Hattie from San Fransisco, Ponijao from Namibia, Bayarjargal from Mongolia, and Mari from Tokyo, Balmes captures everything from first screaming breaths to first steps.

"Babies" is rated PG and runs 79 minutes.

Admission is $2. Concessions will be sold.