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Aleksandar Marks
Born in Čazma in 1922, Aleksandar Marks was the oldest (at the age of 50) European member of the creative crew that collaborated on the making of the NFB and Zagreb Film’s omnibus work Man the Polluter, contributing the short Ideal Silence (00:19:48–00:22:22). He designed or animated 30 films between 1955 and 1980, the most notable of which are the eight films he designed for Vatroslav Mimica from 1958 to 1963. Marks also directed nine animated films, including Mrav dobra srca (1966), Ecce Homo (1972) and Pauk (1970).
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MAN THE POLLUTERDon Arioli , Hugh Foulds , … 1972 52 minA film that enlarges on humanity’s capacity to foul its own nest, and to ignore it. Made by a joint team of Canadian and Croatian animation artists, the film transmits its warning with unflagging humour, imagination, movement and design. It consists of 14 shorts, as well as comical segments—played by actors—that introduce and serve as transitions between the animated pieces. The film comments on our responsibility, on a global scale, to conserve what is left of our vital resources and usable environment. -
Man: The PolluterDon Arioli , Hugh Foulds , … 1973 53 minThis feature-length animation is a richly illustrated cartoon film with an environmental message: how much longer can humans foul their own nest and ignore the consequences? Made by a joint team of Canadian and Yugoslav animation artists, the film transmits its warning with unflagging humour, imagination, movement and design. In between animated sequences, Dr. Fred H. Knelman, Professor of Science and Human Affairs at Montreal’s Concordia University, comments on the importance of what is shown and on what lies in store if more responsibility is not taken on a global scale to conserve what is left of our vital resources.
