# Calling movie clip outside a movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-movie-clip-outside-a-movie-clip/304779>\
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**Created:** [February 13, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-movie-clip-outside-a-movie-clip/304779 "2010-02-13T19:35:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![tfahey1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@tfahey1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tfahey1)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-movie-clip-outside-a-movie-clip/304779/1 "2010-02-13T19:35:24Z")

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How would I write a function in a movie clip to call a movie clip outside the movie clip with the function. Is it similar to calling a movie within a movie, such as below?

```auto
country.nd_state.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, function() 
	
});

```

Basically, I have a movie clip in nd\_state with the click mouse event, when clicked though I want to, for example, control the alpha of a movie clip at the top level of the scene.

Hopefully I’m making sense, let me know if you are not understanding what I’m asking.

Thanks!

Tim