Facing Reality

Facing Reality is a short film from 1954 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

Surreal presentation of the common ways in which people escape from reality - daydreaming, identification, suppression and malingering.

Facing Reality
Produced by	Knickerbocker Productions, Inc.
Production companies	Knickerbocker Productions, Inc.
Distributed by	Knickerbocker Productions, Inc.
Release date	1954
Running time	11:06
Language	English

OCLC Number

879609248

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Examines the common ways in which people escape from reality--daydreaming, identification, suppression and malingering. Shows how a sympathetic instructor helps a high school boy to change his negative attitudes.

Shot List

21:46:11
CU Teen boy drinking from flask
21:47:20
Boy walking around with arm in sling and cane
21:47:43
"Too many of us refuse to face reality.  Too many of us try to escape.  Escape our duties and identities, our faces and our families.  But all these things remain, all the realities remain whenever we leave our dreams and return to the real world."
21:48:33
Teacher off screen: "Finding out what the trouble is and what sends us into defense and mechanisms is the first step back on the road to reality and the satisfactions and rewards that can be found only in the real world."
21:48:40
CU Annoyed, bored teen boy in school
21:49:51
Teen boy in foreground, girls at desk behind him.
Girl one: "Don't tell us you're still at work on your great American novel."
Girl two: "It must be nearly finished by now!"
21:52:16
Teem boy stands over younger sister yelling at her.
21:52:40
Grumpy teen boy sitting outside on the porch
21:53:42
Mike drops/spills milkshake.  
CU Two girls laugh at him.

21:53:48
First girl laughing

21:53:50
Guy laughing
21:53:52
Mike looking embarrassed
21:53:54
Second girl laughing
21:53:56
Mike looking unhappy

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• Defense Mechanisms (1:08) --
• Escaping Reality (1:43) --
• Desire for Good Standing (1:18) --
• Demonstration of Negativism (2:35) --
• Rationalization (1:06) --
• Suppressed Experiences (2:00) --
• Solutions for Insecurity (0:55) --
• Credits: Prelinger Archives: Facing Reality (0:07).