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To Be

, [electronic resource] /
Additional authors: National Film Board of Canada.
Published by : National Film Board of Canada, (Montreal :) Physical details: 1 streaming video file (10 min.) : digital, stereo, sd., col.
Subject(s): Religion, Beliefs and Ethics. | Cloning | Humorous stories | Animated films -- Philosophical aspects -- Clones -- Humorous materials | Animated films
Year: 1990
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Item type: List(s) this item appears in: Grade 3 Social Studies
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Director/script/animation/music, John Weldon ; producer, David Verrall ; animation camera, Jacques Avoine, Robin L.P. Bain, Pierre Landry ; sound editing, Jackie Newell ; voice, Kim Handysides, Howard Ryshpan ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Shelley Craig.

Entertaining. Funny. Provocative. Through a rich blend of fantasy and reality,
this animation film offers a bold perspective on an as yet unresolved
problem--the nature of human identity. When a scientist creates a machine that
can make copies of physical objects including humans, a number of ethical
questions arise. Is the technique moral? What of its safety? Oscar-winning
filmmaker John Weldon (who also wrote the catchy banjo tune that punctuates
the story's changing moods) uses paper and coloured pencils to create this
intriguing concoction which will entrance viewers with its spellbinding story
and witty details.

Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: U.

CHV rating: G.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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