Primiti Too Taa

{{Infobox film | name = Primiti Too Taa | image = | caption = | director = {{ubl|Ed Ackerman|[[Colin Morton]]}} | producer = {{ubl|Ed Ackerman|Colin Morton}} | writer = [[Kurt Schwitters]] | narrator = Colin Morton | animator = {{ubl|Ed Ackerman|Herwig Gayer}} | cinematography = | editing = | music = | studio = Meta Media | distributor = Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre | released = {{film date|1987|7|12|[[Harbourfront Centre|Harbourfront]]}} | country = Canada | runtime = 6 minutes }}

'''''Primiti Too Taa''''' is a Canadian experimental animated short film, directed by Ed Ackerman and [[Colin Morton]] and released in 1987. Set to Morton reciting an excerpt from [[Kurt Schwitters]]'s sound poem ''Ursonate'', the film illustrates the soundtrack entirely through the movement of letters typed on paper with a [[E. Remington and Sons|Remington]] typewriter.<ref>Noel Taylor, "Ottawa poet up for Genie; Animated movie a David against two NFB Goliaths". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', March 22, 1989.</ref> The analogue typography was created by animator Herwig Gayer.

The film premiered at [[Harbourfront Centre]] in [[Toronto]] in July 1987, as part of a screening series staged by the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre to mark its 20th anniversary.<ref>Robert Everett-Green, "CFMDC unreels history". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', July 13, 1987.</ref> It was later screened at the [[1987 Toronto International Film Festival|1987 Festival of Festivals]] as a prelude to the feature drama film ''[[Life Classes]]'',<ref>"Schedule of screenings at Festival of Festivals". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 12, 1987.</ref> before going on a wider tour of other Canadian and international film festivals.

The film was a [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short|Best Animated Short]] at the [[10th Genie Awards]] in 1989.<ref>"List of nominees for the Genie Awards". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 14, 1989.</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0095901}} *[https://collections.cfmdc.org/titles/1516 ''Primiti Too Taa''] at the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre

[[Category:1987 films]] [[Category:1987 animated short films]] [[Category:Canadian animated short films]] [[Category:1980s Canadian animated films]] [[Category:Canadian avant-garde and experimental short films]] [[Category:1987 Canadian films]]