To Be (1990)
- Directed by
- John Weldon
- Genre
- animation
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 6 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 short animated film that explores a tricky thought experiment about identity and transportation. It asks what it really means to be you if your body is copied and destroyed.
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What happens
To Be is a Canadian animated short film released in 1990 and directed by John Weldon, who also composed its music. "To Be" was nominated for a Palme d'Or for best short film in 1990. From 1997 to 2002, the film was shown on Cartoon Network as part of the O Canada anthology series of National Film Board of Canada films. The film concerns an ontological problem known as the teletransportation paradox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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