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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.
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Audiences 49GoodWatch 58
IMDb4.9
Released
1973
January 1, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryAnimationLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1974
- Documentary Short Film1974Nominated
Directing · 1
- Carmen D'Avino Director
Writing · 1
- Peter Le Donne Writer
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