A young girl, Sally Roberts, transfixed by the violence portrayed on TV enthusiastically tunes into the ‘Dance of Death’, a TV game show. The ‘Dance of Death’ hosted by ‘The Smiling Scull’ is a show where the willing contestants compete to kill themselves in the most imaginative way possible. Turning back on TV for it’s content the animation uses TV in this black comedy to critique the role of TV and effect it has on shaping our culture - with a focus on how too much violence desensitises it’s audience allowing the audience to consent to their own victimisation. (Award: Best non-feature animation 1983 AFI Awards)
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ACMI Identifier
315230
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Violence in mass media
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Violence in motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Violence in television
Animation → Animated films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence in motion pictures
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Violence
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)