From the Archives (1981)- A short animated film by the award-winning artist Bretislav Pojar on the question of the economic consequences of the arms race.

The film poses the question: What would happen if, and that is THE BIG IF, we turned our tanks into tractors, our grenades into chickens and our uniforms into dresses and shoes.

CREATOR
Bretislav Pojar, Director
CONTRIBUTORS
UNTV; Kratky Film Praha; Brois Masnik, Animation; Vladimir Malik, Camera; Jiri Kolafa, Music; Kamil Pixa and Peter Hollander, Executive Producers

Disarmament Week
24-30 October -
https://www.un.org/en/observances/disarmament-week

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