A film of cinematic metaphor, made by students of Queen’s University. The world of this film, one in which a growing boy finds himself, is a world of imposed conditions and contradictions. Here children turn adult by putting on the appropriate uniforms - the policeman’s, the soldier’s. Many of the sequences are surrealistic in effect, creating a social commentary expressed in symbolic language.
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ACMI Identifier
311047
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Surrealism in motion pictures
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Surrealism in motion pictures
Crafts & Visual Arts → Symbolism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Symbolism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adulthood
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children and adults
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Adulthood
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)