A fruit company made an anti-communist cartoon. Yes, really. Yes, it's unhinged.
A propaganda short commissioned by the United Fruit Company on the benefits they bring to Central America, such as creating jobs and delivering educational opportunities, which is something the Soviet Union could never understand.
Writing
Dialogue so earnest it loops back to satire.
Production
United Fruit's budget went HARD for this 11-minute manifesto.
Director
John Sutherland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
United Fruit was so powerful in Central America that 'banana republic' was coined to describe its economic colonies.
Director John Sutherland also made 'Make Mine Freedom' for Harding College—corporate and anti-commie propaganda were basically his whole brand.
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