200 (film) explained

200 is a 1975 animated short film directed by Vince Collins, made in honor of the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Summary

A trippy, short impressionistic history of America through its famous symbols amidst its 200th birthday tribute.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Production

It was funded by the Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Project Grant, launched in October 1974, as one of the seven films distributed, sponsored^[7] and produced by USIA^[8] (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.^{[9] [10]}

See also

• Experimental animation
• Independent animation
• Americana

External links

• The entire film on the animator's official YouTube channel
• Also on his official Vimeo channel
  • Available for free on Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: 200 (1975) | MUBI. mubi.com.
2. Web site: Sally Cruikshank & Vince Collins: Cartoons for Convoluted Craniums!. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Timeline.
3. https://www.nightflightplus.com/playlists/New%20Arrivals:%20Shorts%20by%20Vince%20Collins New Arrivals: Shorts by Vince Collins|Night Flight Plus
4. Web site: 200. www.youtube.com.
5. Web site: Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Grant Film: "200" | DocsTeach. www.docsteach.org.
6. https://lsff.newbuild.studio/lsff2020/events/2020-01-12-this-is-a-public-service-announcement-american-nightmare THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: AMERICAN NIGHTMARE|London Short Film Festival
7. Web site: Oddball Films: What the F(ilm)?!: All-American Cine-Insanity from the Archive - Fri. July 3rd - 8PM.
8. Web site: 200 (S) (1975). www.filmaffinity.com.
9. Web site: Celebrating America: The USIA Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Grant Project. Audrey. Amidon. July 7, 2017.
10. https://sprocketsociety.org/pdf/Impaired-Movies-Under-the-Influence_program-notes.pdf Impaired Movies Under the Influence 1908-1978 (PDF) by The Sprocket Society