200 is a 1975 animated short film directed by Vince Collins, made in honor of the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial.New Arrivals: Shorts by Vince Collins|Night Flight PlusA/V Geeks
Summary The film is a trippy, psychedelic short impressionistic history of the United States through its famous symbols amidst its 200th anniversary tribute.THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: AMERICAN NIGHTMARE|London Short Film Festival366 Weird Movies
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.Impaired Movies Under the Influence 1908-1978 (PDF) by The Sprocket Society Its soundtrack is the stock instrumental "So Much Alive" from the music library Valentino.
See also Experimental animation Independent animation Americana
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