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21-87

1963·Documentary·10m
7.1
This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he worked as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16mm footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations. A commentary on a machine-dominated society, it is often cited as an influence on George Lucas's Star Wars and his conceptualization of "The Force."
Directed by Arthur Lipsett
collage
abstract

Cast

Roman Kroitor
Roman Kroitor
(Archive audio)

Crew

Arthur Lipsett
Arthur Lipsett
Director
Colin Low
Colin Low
Producer

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Ben Quadrinaros
Ben Quadrinaros
21-87
“Many people feel in the contemplation of nature, and in communication with other living things, they become aware of some type of force or something, behind this apparent mask”
“Many people feel in the contemplation of nature, and in communication with other living things, they become aware of some type of force or something, behind this apparent mask”
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Nikita Lozhkin
Nikita Lozhkin
21-87
Society without solid reason portraited as circus
Society without solid reason portraited as circus
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Alex H
Alex H
21-87
Reminds me of the ye old "WATCH THIS AND YOU'LL BE CURSED" videos on youtube
Reminds me of the ye old "WATCH THIS AND YOU'LL BE CURSED" videos on youtube
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Jerssey Alas
Jerssey Alas
21-87
My biggest Red Flag is that I think I could recreate this with my Super8 camera.

End of Semester Film History Completion: 36/58
My biggest Red Flag is that I think I could recreate this with my Super8 camera.

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Ethan
21-87
Interesting perspective on humanity, enjoyed the jumps between seemingly distinct disjointed elements of that
Interesting perspective on humanity, enjoyed the jumps between seemingly distinct disjointed elements of that
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