200 is a 1975 animated short film directed by
Vince Collins
Vince Collins is an American film director and animator. He is best known for directing the 1982 animation short film ''Malice in Wonderland'', as well as other experimental animated short films and psychedelic animations.
Animation career
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made in honor of the then-upcoming
United States Bicentennial
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States of America as an independent republic. It was a central event ...
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Summary
A short impressionistic history of America through its' famous symbols.
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''.
Celebrating America: The USIA Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Grant Project – The Unwritten Record
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See also
*Experimental animation
Experimental animation is a form of animation in which motion pictures have their own rhythm and movement where it has no narration or a specific structure in animated films. It is considered to be subjective and non-linear that deals with philoso ...
* Independent animation
* Americana
External links
The entire film on the animator's official YouTube channelAlso on his official Vimeo channel''200'' on IMDbAvailable for free on Internet Archive
References
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1975 animated films
1975 films
American animated short films
1970s American films
United States Information Agency films