Future Block (1987)
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man goes to a bank but finds it completely run by computers with no human workers. He gets more and more annoyed as the automated systems fail to help him.
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What happens
Future Block is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Kevin McCracken and released in 1987. A critique of advancing automation, the film centres on a man who is frustrated by the depersonalized service he is receiving at a bank that has been fully computerized and has no human staff left. The film's voice cast includes Maury Chaykin, Walter Massey, Kathleen Fee and Wally Martin. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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