Pen Point Percussion vs The Art of Protest

The Art of Protest has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Pen Point Percussion). Pen Point Percussion is the shorter watch at 6m compared with 45m. Pen Point Percussion is the older of the two (1951 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Pen Point Percussion posterPen Point Percussion1951 VS The Art of Protest posterThe Art of Protest2020
Pen Point PercussionThe Art of Protest
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year19512020
Length6m45m
GenresAnimation, DocumentaryDocumentary
CountryCanadaUnited States of America
DirectorNorman McLarenColin Day
Main castNorman McLarenShepard Fairey, Jello Biafra, Tom Morello, Fat Mike, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Synopsis

Pen Point Percussion

A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.

The Art of Protest

Welcome to a never-before-seen tour of the creations by resistance artists around the world. From the streets of Moscow to the shores of Los Angeles and featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Moby, Shepard Fairey, and more, this powerful film brings a message of hope and change through radical resistance and righteous social uprising.

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