21-87

21-87 (1963)

This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he worked as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16mm footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations. A commentary on a machine-dominated society, it is often cited as an influence on George Lucas's Star Wars and his conceptualization of "The Force."

Date of release
1963-04-24
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (31)
Runtime
10m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Arthur Lipsett

Casting

Interesting facts

21-87 is a 1963 Canadian abstract montage-collage film created by Arthur Lipsett that lasts 9 minutes and 33 seconds. The short, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is a collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board, combined with his own black and white 16 mm footage which he shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations.

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