Ed Ackerman

An excerpt from Kurt Schwitters' "Ursonate" (Sontata in primitive sounds) parades across the screen thanks to a Remington typewriter.

Ed Ackerman, a Winnipeg film animator, struggles with resurrecting a spell-help project, turning derelict houses into a studio, and running for Mayor to prevent the demolition of his properties.

The world's first experimental photocopy animated film explores some of the possibilities for producing images in motion, including all effects, fades, and dissolves. Each image was recorded on paper using a Minolta EP-310 photocopy machine.