Dolls Versus Dictators

New York, NY | 2011 | 11 | DCP

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    Special Program: Disquiet American: The Animated Collage Films of Martha Colburn
    Screening Room - Michigan Theater Mon, Jan 1, 0001 12:00 AM - 1:45 AM
    A 15 minute Q&A with filmmakers in attendance will follow the screening.
    Special Program: Disquiet American: The Animated Collage Films of Martha Colburn
    Screening Room - Michigan Theater Fri, Mar 27, 2020 7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
    A 15 minute Q&A with filmmakers in attendance will follow the screening.
    Film Info
    Runtime:11
    Cast/Crew Info
    Director:Martha Colburn

    Description

    Commissioned by the Museum of the Moving Image, this stop-motion animation features dictators alongside American television and movie star dolls. The doll versions of these television stars were made for merchandising—the television industry’s own form of propaganda. Hand-to-hand combat, feathers, pipe cleaners, and pom-poms are used to defeat the dictators. Soundtrack by Greg Saunier.