For land's sake

Canada, 1977

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Buying land to build a house on can be a problem. Urban sprawl, unscrupulous developers, zoning laws and other bureaucratic complexities can dim the enthusiasm of even the hardest candidates. Using animation and humour we are shown the difficulties encountered by a couple who want to build “a little house out in the country”.

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

co-producer

Peter Jones

John Taylor

Don Worobey

director

Hugh Foulds

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012926

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Comedy

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Architects and housing developers

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Architects and housing developers

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Bureaucracy

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Home ownership

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Law

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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