# Pro and Con > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pro_and_Con > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pro_and_Con.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_and_Con > Source revision: 1339239548 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{See Wiktionary|short animated film|pro and con}} {{Infobox film | name = Pro and Con | image = Pro & Con poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Promotional poster | director = [Joanna Priestley](/source/Joanna_Priestley)
[Joan C. Gratz](/source/Joan_C._Gratz) | producer = Joanna Priestley
Joan C. Gratz | writer = Joanna Priestley
Barbara Carnegie | narrator = Lt. Janice Inman
Allen Nause | starring = | music = [Chel White](/source/Chel_White) | cinematography = [Joanna Priestley](/source/Joanna_Priestley)
Joan C. Gratz | editing = [Joanna Priestley](/source/Joanna_Priestley)
Joan C. Gratz | studio = Priestley Motion Pictures (1993) | distributor = Microcinema International (2005) | released = {{Film date|1993|04|24}} | runtime = 9 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Pro and Con'''''{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458233/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_17|title=Pro and Con (Short 1993) - IMDb}} is a 1993 9-minute [16mm](/source/16mm) [short](/source/short_film) [animated film](/source/animated_film) produced, directed and animated by [Joanna Priestley](/source/Joanna_Priestley){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1142452/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title = Joanna Priestley}} and [Joan C. Gratz](/source/Joan_C._Gratz){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336049/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title = Joan C. Gratz}} using drawings on paper, pixillated hands and object animation. The "Pro" section of the film was written by Barbara Carnegie and Joanna Priestley{{cite book|last=Lenburg|first=Jeff|title=Who's who in animated cartoons: an international guide to film & television's award-winning and legendary animators|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|year=2006|edition=illustrated|pages=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinanimate0000lenb/page/144 144]|isbn=9781557836717|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinanimate0000lenb|url-access=registration|quote=Pro and Con, Joanna Priestley.|accessdate=16 January 2010}} and narrated by Lt. Janice Inman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905347/|title=Janice Inman}} The "Con" section was written by Jeff Green and narrated by Allen Nause. The sound was designed and produced by Lance Limbocker{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1048998/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title = Lance Limbocker}} and [Chel White](/source/Chel_White){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924603/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title = Chel White}} with music by Chel White. ''Pro and Con'' was commissioned through the Metropolitan Arts Commission's Percent for Art Program in Multnomah County, Oregon. ==Synopsis== Pro and Con investigates life in prison through two monologues: one by a corrections officer (Lt. Janice Inman), and the other by Oregon State Penitentiary inmate, written by Jeff Green. The guard is concerned both with the inability of our current prison system to deal with the increasingly violent nature of crime and the cyclical nature of crime within families. The inmate reflects on the isolation he feels- how much he misses not only his wife and family, but also such mundane activities as riding in a car. Pro and Con features self-portraits that were drawn by inmates at the penitentiary and object animation of weapons and crafts that were confiscated from inmates. ==Release== The film was re-released on DVD in 2005 by Microcinema International, and was screened in a retrospective of Priestley's work at the OpenLens Festival in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://openlens.proscenia.net/07archive/Joanna_Priestley.htm|title=OpenLens 2010|publisher=OpenLens Festival|accessdate=17 January 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926163125/http://openlens.proscenia.net/07archive/Joanna_Priestley.htm|archivedate=26 September 2010}} ==Reception== [Stephen Holden](/source/Stephen_Holden) of ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' called the film "''another outstanding short by Joan Gratz and Joanna Priestley''".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/04/movies/review-film-a-man-s-best-friend-can-wear-the-pants-and-dabble-in-sleuthing.html|title=Review/Film|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=4 December 1993|work=[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)|accessdate=17 January 2010}} Rebecca S. Albitz, of ''Pyramid Film and Video'' called the film "a brief but excellent exploration of the thoughts and emotions of those working and living in our prison system." ==Awards and recognition== * Director's Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival * Gold Award, Cindy Competition * Worldfest Gold Award, Worldfest Charleston * Gold Eagle Award, CINE Competition * First Prize, Birmingham Educational Film Festival * Honorable Mention, Annecy International Animation Festival * Honorable Mention, Northwest Film and Video Festival * Honorable Mention, Bombay International Film Festival * Honorable Mention, USA Film Festival * Honorable Mention, Columbus Film Festival ==Festivals== * Bombay International Film Festival (India) * Annecy International Animation Festival (France) * Holland Animation Festival * Sinking Creek Film Festival (USA) * [Ottawa International Animation Festival](/source/Ottawa_International_Animation_Festival) (Canada) * U.S.A. Film Festival * Womanimation! Film Festival (USA) ==References== ==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458233 ''Pro and Con''] at the [Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database) * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1142452/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Joanna Priestley] at the [Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database) * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336049/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Joan Gratz] at the [Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database) Category:1993 films Category:1993 animated short films Category:1993 American animated films Category:American animated short films Category:Films directed by Joanna Priestley Category:1993 English-language films Category:English-language short films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pro and Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_and_Con) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_and_Con?action=history)). 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