Propaganda Message (1971)

Directed by

Barrie Nelson

Genre

animation, comedy, documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

14 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short animated film that makes fun of how Canadians hold prejudices against each other. It shows different groups of Canadians being biased based on language, politics, ethnicity, and money. The film asks people to be more accepting of each other's differences.

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What happens

Propaganda Message is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Barrie Nelson and released in 1971. A satire of Canadian society, the film mocks the social and cultural prejudices that Canadians often hold of each other, including linguistic, political, ethnic and economic cleavages, presenting a plea for greater tolerance and understanding of people's differences. The film was written by Don Arioli, who won the Canadian Film Award for Best Screenplay (Non-Feature) at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards in 1971 for both Propaganda Message and Hot Stuff. The film won a gold award at the first USA International Animation Film Festival in New York City in 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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