WEED (1971)

"WEED" The Story of Marijuana

TMDb 6.01/23/1971•0h 23m

Documentary

IMDb

Original Title

WEED

Status

Released

Production Companies

Concept FilmsEncyclopædia Britannica Films

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This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed: The Story of Marijuana” combines time-lapse, montage, illustrations, animation (by Paul Fierlinger and emigre Pavel Vošický) and dramatized, documentary-style interviews to survey the evolving role of cannabis in U.S. society, with emphasis on the legal risks faced by young people. A unique score of experimental synthesizer music is provided by Tony Luisi on an EMS VCS 3 “Putney”