Top Priority (1981)
- Directed by
- Ishu Patel
- Genre
- animation
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family struggles to get water for their farm in an impoverished country. The government chooses to fund a war instead of helping its own people.
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What happens
Top Priority is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Ishu Patel and released in 1981. Adapted from a short story by South African writer Enver Carim, the film centres on a family in an impoverished country who are in desperate need of water to irrigate their farmland, only to discover that the government prioritizes war with a neighbouring country over the welfare of its own citizens. The film's voice cast includes Walter Massey, Vlasta Vrana, Maureen Hill and Paula Mazzone. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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