The Films Within Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
still photo of film Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness directed by Tiffany Shlain
USA, Documentary, 2002, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:14:00

Playfully updating the 1950's school documentary, "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" offers up political and social satire regarding the current state of reproductive rights in a fast-paced spoonful. Found-footage, animation and original images are interwoven into a collage containing the fictional stories of a conservative politician, a young couple, and a fundamentalist activist (portrayed by Survival Research Laboratories founder Mark Pauline) along with the decline in amphibian populations and the insidious creeping erosion of reproductive rights in the United States. All linked together through a Chinese dry cleaner. from website ... more info

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