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Future Block

Future Block is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Kevin McCracken and released in 1987. A critique of advancing automation, the film centres on a man who is frustrated by the depersonalized service he is receiving at a bank that has been fully computerized and has no human staff left. The film's voice cast includes Maury Chaykin, Walter Massey, Kathleen Fee and Wally Martin. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988.

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Future Block is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Kevin McCracken and released in 1987. A critique of advancing automation, the film centres on a man who is frustrated by the depersonalized service he is receiving at a bank that has been fully computerized and has no human staff left. The film's voice cast includes Maury Chaykin, Walter Massey, Kathleen Fee and Wally Martin. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988.

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  1. release date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330055146

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