Background

Name: Background
Director: Carmen D'Avino
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 1973-01-01
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Pat Connell

1973 · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Documentary, Animation

Background is a 1973 American short documentary film directed by Carmen D'Avino. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The original version was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Directed by Carmen D'Avino · Written by Peter Le Donne

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