Why Man Creates

Legendary film title sequence designer Saul Bass' paean to the concept of creativity. A series of explorations, episodes and comments on creativity. Humor, satire and irony are combined with serious questions about the creative process and how it comes into play for different individuals. Organized into eight major sections: "the Edifice," "Fooling Around," "the Process," "Judgement," "a Parable," "Digression," "the Search" and "the Mark." Includes an animated history of the world built on ideas.

Combined live action and animation.

Commissioned and presented by Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation.

On December 17, 2002, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced that "Why Man Creates" was one of 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant motion pictures that he selected to be added to the National Film Registry.

Academy Award Winner, Documentary (Short Subject), 1969