To See or Not to See

Synopsis: A humorous animation film about a therapist who invents spectacles to cure a patient’s inferiority complex. It shows the psychology of how defences are built up through stages of human development from infancy, adolescence and young adulthood. This is an education and training resource ideal in classrooms and conferences to lift the spirits. The artwork and animation is from award winning animator Bretislav Pojar.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Year of release: 1985
Year of production: 1969
Subjects: Social Studies; Psychiatry
Keywords: animation films; perception; humour; psychology

Name: National Film Board of Canada
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Name: Concord Media
Email: sales@concordmedia.org.uk
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Address: Rosehill Centre
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Notes: A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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