The squeeze

The squeeze

Contributor(s):
Harris, Hilary, film director, film producer
Media/Materials Clearinghouse (Johns Hopkins University), donor.
Publication:
Produced: New York : [producer not identified], 1964
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Population Density
Abstract:
This brief, experimental film about overpopulation offers a dramatic, kaleidoscopic view of crowded sidewalks, pools, subways, schools, and parks. Highways are clogged with cars and buses. Malnourished children in developing nations are shown.Toward the end of the film, dozens of babies squirm on tables and a conveyor belt. The soundtrack consists chiefly of music and some voiceover combined with comments from "'the man in the street" offering viewpoints on population problems. The film offers no solutions, but may be useful to provoke discussion about population problems and the need for birth control programs. Director Hilary Harris was a pioneer of time-lapse photography. The film won a Golden Gate Award for best fiction at the San Francisco Film Festival in 1964
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
011 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Sound
Credits:
Associate producer, Giancarlo Lui.
Provenance:
Gift; Media/Materials Clearinghouse, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; 20011203; Acc# 2002-14.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
9918230986306676 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1392039910
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918230986306676