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Alone with the Monsters

A study of people's unconscious cruelty towards those who appear to be different.

Animation & Artists Moving Image 1958 16 mins Silent

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Overview

A study of people's unconscious cruelty towards those who appear to be different from themselves. An old woman, tormented by loneliness and lack of sympathy, commits suicide in this bold experimental work shot by noted cinematographer, Walter Lassally. An early and vivid attempt at explaining what we now term unconcious bias.

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