Toys Will Be Toys (1988)

12/01/1988 (GB) • Animation, Comedy, Family • 5m

Overview

The South Shields-born animator Sheila Graber looks at the growing gender bias in toys for girls and boys. At the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, monster killing machines and robots fight each other and toy soldiers in khaki battle against pink clad, cute dolls, threatened animals and fairies. The toys gradually find their traditional roles reversed and harmony returns to the fictional killing fields of a Christmas home.

Toys Will Be Toys (1988)

12/01/1988 (GB) • 5m

Animation, Comedy, Family

Overview

The South Shields-born animator Sheila Graber looks at the growing gender bias in toys for girls and boys. At the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, monster killing machines and robots fight each other and toy soldiers in khaki battle against pink clad, cute dolls, threatened animals and fairies. The toys gradually find their traditional roles reversed and harmony returns to the fictional killing fields of a Christmas home.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

feminism

christmas

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