We Are Young is a 1967 Canadian multi-screen documentary short film which was first presented in Montreal at Expo 67.
| We Are Young | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Hammid Francis Thompson |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Budget | over $1 million |
The film was screened in a 12-sided theatre inside the Canadian Pacific Railway–Cominco Pavilion with capacity for 545 people.[1] We Are Young was presented again in 1968 at the same site for the continuing exhibition, Man and His World.[1]
Premise
editThe film concerned youth, featuring young persons in various scenes such as action scenes on horseback and on motorcycles.[2]
Production
editThe production budget was over one million dollars.[3] It was filmed with three Arriflex cameras.[4] The film was presented on six screens, three wide by two tall.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "What you'll see again at the big fair". The Gazette. Montreal. 17 May 1968. p. B-3. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Daniell, Constance (6 July 1967). "Expo 67 'Turns On' Youthful Imaginations". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 5. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Plumptre, Timothy (23 May 1967). "First to give youth its own showcase, Expo provides a club for teeny boppers". Globe and Mail. p. 10.
- ^ Pope, Norris (2013). Chronicle of a Camera: The Arriflex 35 in North America, 1945-1972. University Press of Mississippi. p. 51. ISBN 9781617037429. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Highmore, Ben (2010). "8: Into the Labyrinth: Phantasmagoria at Expo 67". In Richman Kenneally, Rhona; Sloan, Johanne (eds.). Expo 67: Not Just a Souvenir. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442660212. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Kostelanetz, Richard (2013). A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes (2, revised ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781136806209. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
External links
edit- We Are Young at IMDb
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