23 Skidoo is a 1964 short experimental black-and-white film directed by Julian Biggs and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Its central images are "eerie" and "disturbing" scenes of downtown Montreal devoid of people. The film offers no explanation for what happened to the people until a scene in a newsroom where we glimpse a never-completed report about the explosion of the first neutron bomb. In 1965, the film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. Also at the 1965 BAFTAs, it was nominated for the United Nations Award for "the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter in 1965" (Dr. Strangelove won the award). 23 Skidoo won "Special Mention" in the international competition at the 1965 Cracow Film Festival that year. References Notes External links 1960s avant-garde and experimental films 1960s science fiction films 1964 short films Canadian black-and-white films National Film Board of Canada short films Quebec films Canadian post-apocalyptic films Canadian avant-garde and experimental short films Films shot in Montreal Films without speech 1960s Canadian films