An experimental film: using a simple animation technique “A SHORT VISION” creates an imaginative and disturbing picture of atomic warfare. A “thing” suddenly appears in the sky, flying over countryside and cities and destroying all living things. All that finally remains is a single flame with a moth fluttering around it; and, after a moment, the flame devours the moth. Music by Matyas Seiber.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009775
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb
Crafts & Visual Arts → Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)