Is It Always Right to Be Right?
Is It Always Right to Be Right? is a 1970 American short animated film directed by Lee Mishkin, produced by Stephen Bosustow Productions, and narrated by Orson Welles.[1]
Origins
[edit]Dr. Warren H. Schmidt (who died in 2016 at the age of 95) wrote the parable that was the basis of the film and was published by the Los Angeles Times on November 9, 1969. It earned praise from both the political right (Spiro Agnew) and left (Ted Kennedy).[2]
Plot summary
[edit]In an unnamed land thought to be the United States, two opposing sides battle to be right in their own political views.[3][4]
Accolades
[edit]It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1970, the last to do so under its previous name "Short Subjects (Cartoons)".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ HuffPost
- ^ Dr. Warren H. Schmidt: Is It Always Right to Be Right?|HuffPost
- ^ Is It Always Right To Be Right? at The Big Cartoon Database
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ 1971|Oscars.org
External links
[edit]- "Is It Always Right To Be Right?" on YouTube
- The short film Is It Always Right to Be Right? is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Is It Always Right to Be Right? at IMDb
- A Parable: Is It Always Right to Be Right?|HuffPost Life
Categories:
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970 animated short films
- Best Animated Short Academy Award winners
- Animated films set in the United States
- Animated films about racism
- Environmental films
- 1970s rediscovered films
- Rediscovered American films
- 1970 independent films
- American independent films
- Rediscovered animated films
- English-language short films
- English-language independent films