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This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed: The Story of Marijuana” combines time-lapse, montage, illustrations, animation (by Paul Fierlinger and emigre Pavel Vošický) and dramatized, documentary-style interviews to survey the evolving role of cannabis in U.S. society, with emphasis on the legal risks faced by young people. A unique score of experimental synthesizer music is provided by Tony Luisi on an EMS VCS 3 “Putney”

Status: Released
Released Date: 1971-01-23
Runtime: 23 mins
Director: Brian Kellman
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: WEED
Production Companies: Concept Films, Encyclopædia Britannica Films
Production Countries: United States of America