Why UNESCO?

(festival title)
  • Czechoslovakia Proč UNESCO
Animation / Short / Comedy
Czechoslovakia, 1958, 10 min

Directed by:

Jiří Trnka

Plots(1)

Zdeňka Najmanová’s (later Deitchová) first film in the role of producer was an animated film commissioned by UNESCO, of which Czechoslovakia was a founding member. In a humanist story, Jiří Trnka outlines the benefits that the organisation can bring to the world. The motifs of tearing down walls and overcoming prejudice remain topical even after half a century. (Anifilm)

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