Cold chips

United Kingdom, 1980

Film
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Episode of Series “Take Six”.
A creative collaboration between Laurens C. Postma and gifted actor and one-man show performer Tim Thomas, this light-hearted entertainment is the story of a possible person in the not too distant silicone/micro-processor future. It is a future that gratifies every conceivable wish but fails to meet the basic need for human contact.

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Credits

director

Laurens Postma

producer

Udi Eichler

production company

Thames Television

Duration

00:29:42:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1980

Appears in

Take Six

Group of items

Take Six

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015597

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects

Literature → Science fiction

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Future life

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human evolution

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microcomputers

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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