Movie Documentary Animation
A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system.
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Civilization
Count Ferdinand, a submarine commander and secret pacifist refuses to torpedo a defenseless passenger ship during wartime. His submarine is sunk in the following fracas. In the spirit world, Christ commends the captain, and returns to earth in the commander's body to promote His message of peace.
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The Decline of Western Civilization
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High School
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Manufactured Landscapes
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris.
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Tin Toy
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Action Figures
Sometime in the 21st century, a new evil threatens humankind. Meet the fundamentalist movie fan! Raised by violence in the media and armed to the teeth, these suburban thugs declare holy war against Hollywood in a string of horrific mass shootings threatening the very fabric of human civilization! A bizarre cult of militant nerds addicted to fantasy and obsessed with blockbuster movies like Star Wars and Batman begin to stalk humans as prey, treating their victims like living toys for their own sick entertainment. Can anyone stop these psychos from dragging the world into a war which to them is little more than a live game of Action Figures? In a strange new world ruled by Star Wars Fundamentalists comes the first chapter in the darkest mythology the world has ever known!
Humanity from Space
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