To Be

APPROPIATE

1990 / 10min.

Rating7

Genres

Science Fiction

Animation

Comedy

Synopsis

Blending fantasy and reality, this animated short is a bold inquiry into an as yet unresolved problem - the nature of human identity. When a scientist creates a machine that can make copies of physical objects, including humans, a number of ethical questions arise. Is the technique moral? What of its safety? A film by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Weldon (who also wrote the catchy banjo tune that punctuates the story's changing moods).

Directors

John Weldon

Actors

Howard Ryshpan

Kim Handysides

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