200

200 (1975)

A psychedelic animated short celebrating America's bicentennial. The film " provides a short, impressionistic history of the U.S. through famous American symbols, including the Statue of Liberty; the Woodstock logo; the Liberty Bell; and Mt. Rushmore. The symbols are layered on top of each other, as can be seen from a bald eagle hatching from a red, white, and blue egg and flying past the American Gothic farmers, the U.S. Capitol building, the Golden Gate Bridge, Abraham Lincoln’s cabin, and an American bison. The film was directed by Vince Collins" (US National Archives).

Date de sortie
1975-07-04
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (8)
Durée
3 min
Genres
Animation
Réalisateur
Vince Collins

Anecdotes

200 is a 1975 animated short film directed by Vince Collins, made in honor of the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial.

Production

It was funded by the Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Project Grant, launched in October 1974, as one of the seven films distributed, sponsored and produced by USIA (the other six being An American Tune, Winter Count, Came to Here From Over There, Homespun, The Strangers and Apache Bill), who were so impressed by the film's animation to the point of ordering six prints of his other films including the Student Academy Award-winning short Euphoria.

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