To See or Not to See

To See or Not to See (French: Psychocratie) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Břetislav Pojar for the National Film Board in 1969.[1] An exploration of fear, the film centres on a scientist who develops a pair of glasses that allows the wearer to see reality instead of subjective perception, thus making fear less onerous and easier to overcome.[2] The 14-minute, 31-second short was voiced by Severn Darden, with sound and music editing by Maurice Blackburn and was produced for the NFB by Robert Verrall and Wolf Koenig.[3]

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Film of the Year in 1970.[4] It also received the Short Film Golden Bear at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

References
  1. La Revue du cinéma, image et son. Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente, 1978. p. 20.
  2. "TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE". Cinémathèque québécoise.
  3. "To See or Not to See". Our Collection. National Film Board of Canada.
  4. "Canadian Film Awards". The Canadian Encyclopedia, October 1, 2007.


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