23 Skidoo (film)
| 23 Skidoo | |
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| Directed by | Julian Biggs |
| Produced by | Guy Glover (exec., uncr.) Julian Biggs |
| Cinematography | Paul Leach |
| Edited by | Julian Biggs Kathleen Shannon |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
23 Skidoo is a 1964 short experimental black-and-white film directed by Julian Biggs and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Its central images are "eerie" and "disturbing" scenes of downtown Montreal devoid of people.[1][2] The film offers no explanation for what happened to the people until a scene in a newsroom where we glimpse a never-completed report about the explosion of the first neutron bomb.[3]
In 1965 the film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for "Best Short Film", and was also nominated for a UN Award. It won "Special Mention" in the international competition at the Cracow Film Festival that year.[4]
References[]
Notes
- ^ 23 Skidoo at National Film Board of Canada website
- ^ DeWolf, Christopher (22 August 2008). "From the NFB archives: 23 Skidoo". Spacing Montreal. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ Sachleben, Mark (2014). "The war to end humanity?". World Politics on Screen: Understanding International Relations Through Popular Culture. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. ISBN 9780813143132. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ IMDB Awards
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