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Short film

Keep Cool

1971 · 4 min

A short, jazzy animated riff that bounces along with wry, deadpan cool and a sly satirical edge.

Directed by
Barrie Nelson
Genres
Animation
Starring
Oscar Brown Jr.
Overview
An animation (long before there were such things) for Oscar Brown Jr’s track “But I Was Cool”, from his 1961 debut album Sin & Soul. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Barrie Nelson
Genres
Animation
Starring
Oscar Brown Jr.
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • race
  • music
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Barrie Nelson
Starring
Oscar Brown Jr.
Runtime
4 min

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