Rat Life and Diet in North America
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| Rat Life and Diet in North America | |
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| Directed by | Joyce Wieland |
| Written by | Joyce Wieland |
| Produced by | Joyce Wieland |
| Cinematography | Joyce Wieland |
| Edited by | Joyce Wieland |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Rat Life and Diet in North America is a Canadian short film, directed by Joyce Wieland and released in 1968.[1] A satirical allegory for the political climate of the 1960s, the film centres on a group of gerbils who are being held as political prisoners by a cat, until eventually escaping to Canada and taking up organic farming.[2]
It was Wieland's first film to explicitly engage themes of Canadian nationalism,[3] reflecting her belief that Canada was the world's last remaining hope for the creation of a peaceful utopian society.[4]
