Top Priority: Based on a Story By Enver Carim

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1981

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Uses an animated story of a destitute family in Africa who have paid for and are awaiting badly needed irrigation equipment to focus on the neglect of basic needs while huge sums of money are earmarked for military expenditures. Observes as desperation turns to hope when a truck appears on the horizon. Concludes open-endedly as an army truck transporting missiles drives up and the leader berates the family for not being aware of invaders at the border, stating that national defense is the top priority to the government.

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