A One/Two/Many/World

A One/Two/Many/World

A One/Two/Many/World

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A One/Two/Many/World

1970

0h 16m

9.0(1 votes)

Animation

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This short surrealistic film portrays a growing boy and the bizarre world of imposed conditions and contradictions he evolves in. Made by students of Queen's University, A One/Two/Many/World is social commentary expressed in symbolic language.

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Directed by: Richard Swinden
Written by: Richard Swinden

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