To Be (1990)
- Directed by
- John Weldon
- Genre
- animation
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
philosophicalmind-bendingcerebraldryly humorouspensiveabstractconcisethought-provoking
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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