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Why Man Creates

1968 · Saul Bass · 24m 41s

Why Man Creates is a 1968 animated short documentary film that discusses the nature of creativity directed by Saul Bass, who co-wrote it with Mayo Simon. It won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. An abbreviated version of it ran on the first broadcast of CBS' 60 Minutes on September 24, 1968. Why Man Creates focuses on the creative process and the different approaches taken to that process.
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