Dilemma

A fully digitised computer-animated film which shows the progress of civilisation throughout the ages, but poses the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to progressive creation.

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Credits

production company

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Computer Creations USA

producer/director

John Halas

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323491

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Computer graphics

History → Technology and civilization

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1981

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