This film is a plea for human understanding of our fellows. Its message is that we must learn, as people, to live together in harmony and tolerance, making every effort to overcome the invisible lines which divide us against each other - lines which spring from fear, greed, hate, and prejudice, the boundary lines of environment, wealth, skin colour, religion, language and racial origin. The technique of this film is of particular interest; conventional animation is used sparingly; for its impact Boundary Lines relies mostly on drawings moved in relation to the camera.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001397
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil rights
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human rights
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Peace
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prejudices
Experimental → Experimental films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prejudices
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)