I seem to be a verb (TEFC)

Uses interviews, animaiton, and live action sequences in order to present Buckminster Fuller’s ideas and philosophy of technology and contemporary life.

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Credits

co-director

Arden Rynew

Lester Berman

production company

Texture Films

Duration

00:24:02:00

Production places

Unknown

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015983

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Philosophy

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

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Technology and civilization

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Unknown, 1973

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