To Be

To Be

10 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation | Jan. 1, 1990

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).

To Be

10 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation | Jan. 1, 1990

To Be
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).
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title To Be
Directors John Weldon
Writers John Weldon

Cast

Kim Handysides

as Woman / Narrator / Singer (voice)

Howard Ryshpan

as Scientist (voice)