What on Earth!

This animated short proposes what many earthlings have long feared – that the automobile has inherited the planet. When life on Earth is portrayed as one long, unending conga-line of cars, a crew of extra-terrestrial visitors understandably assume they are the dominant race. While humans, on the other hand, are merely parasites. An Oscar® nominee, this film serves as an entertaining case study.

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Comments

  • portianay

    “Ten minutes? TEN MINUTES? And I never got the point. Well, there's ten minutes of my life I can never reclaim...” — portianay, 7 Apr 2011

  • mp4c@yahoo.com

    “I have waited a long time to see this quirky short again. Definitely one of my favourites. Many thanks to all at the NFB and a special thanks to Albert.” — mp4c@yahoo.com, 18 Mar 2010

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Film Credits

director
Les Drew
animation
Les Drew
director
Kaj Pindal
animation
Kaj Pindal
producer
Robert Verrall
Wolf Koenig
script
Kaj Pindal
commentary
Donald Brittain
camera
Kjeld Nielsen
re-recording
Ron Alexander
Roger Lamoureux
music
Donald Douglas

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