To Be

Name: To Be
Director: John Weldon
Genre: Science Fiction, Animation, Comedy
Released: 1990-01-01
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Kim Handysides, Howard Ryshpan

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★ 7.8

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Blending fantasy and reality, this animated short is a bold inquiry into 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? A film by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Weldon (who also wrote the catchy banjo tune that punctuates the story's changing moods).

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Cast

Kim Handysides

Woman / Narrator / Singer (voice)

Howard Ryshpan

Scientist (voice)

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