WEED

1971 | 23 minutes | 6.0 ★ (1)

WEED
  • Overview

    This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed: The Story of Marijuana” combines time-lapse, montage, illustrations, animation (by Paul Fierlinger and emigre Pavel Vošický) and dramatized, documentary-style interviews to survey the evolving role of cannabis in U.S. society, with emphasis on the legal risks faced by young people. A unique score of experimental synthesizer music is provided by Tony Luisi on an EMS VCS 3 “Putney”

  • Release Date

    23 January 1971

  • DirectingBrian Kellman
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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