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To Be
199010 min 5 secFilm: Animation
Direction: John Weldon
Production: David VerrallDouglas MacDonald
Script: John Weldon
Entertaining. Funny. Provocative. Through a rich blend of fantasy and reality, this animation film offers a bold perspective on an as yet unresolved problem--the nature of human identity. When a scientist creates a machine that can make copies of physical objects including humans, a number of ethical questions arise. Is the technique moral? What of its safety? Oscar-winning filmmaker John Weldon (who also wrote the catchy banjo tune that punctuates the story's changing moods) uses paper and coloured pencils to create this intriguing concoction which will entrance viewers with its spellbinding story and witty details.
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Subject categories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Ethics and Bioethics
- Health/Personal Development > Bullying & DiscriminationIdentity
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
- Technology Education > Science and Technology
Credits
- director
- John Weldon
- script
- John Weldon
- animation
- John Weldon
- music
- John Weldon
- producer
- David Verrall
- executive producer
- Douglas MacDonald
- animation camera
- Jacques Avoine
- Robin L.P. Bain
- Pierre Landry
- sound editing
- Jackie Newell
- voice
- Kim Handysides
- Howard Ryshpan
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Shelley Craig
Awards
- Award for Best Philosophy and Religion Film - with a cash prize of 400$USInternational Educational Film Festival
- Gold Star AwardInternational Film and Video Festival
- Gold Apple Award - Category: Social Sciences, High SchoolNational Educational Media Network Competition
- Gold Camera Award - Category: Religion, Ethics, BrotherhoodUS International Film and Video Festival
- Certificate of Merit - Category: AnimationInternational Film Festival