▁about ▁the ▁prof ound ▁impact ▁A est h etic ▁Real ism ▁has ▁had ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁films . ▁" I ▁learned ▁how ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁true ▁humor ▁and ▁cont empt ," ▁he ▁wrote . ▁" When ▁animation ▁is ▁successful , ▁it ▁gives ▁form ▁to ▁cont empt ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁oppos ing ▁it ." ▁He ▁explained ▁that ▁art ▁ex poses ▁pre ten se , ▁hyp oc ris y ▁and ▁cruel ty ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁hon oring ▁beauty , ▁good ▁sense , ▁respect ▁for ▁reality . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁films , ▁K imm el man ▁uses ▁humor ▁and ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁art ▁to ▁tack le ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁in just ice . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁produced ▁As im bon anga , ▁a ▁film ▁against ▁apart heid ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁UN ▁commission ed ▁Br ush st ro kes , ▁an ▁animated ▁film ▁against ▁pre jud ice ▁for ▁people ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁The ▁prov iso ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁use ▁no ▁language ▁because ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁be ▁shown ▁world wide , ▁and ▁contain ▁no ▁color ▁that ▁might ▁imply ▁a ▁particular ▁eth nic ity . ▁Through ▁an ▁animated ▁green ▁br ush stroke ▁acting ▁superior ▁and ▁dis d ain ful ▁of ▁other ▁colors ▁and ▁shapes , ▁the ▁film ▁shows ▁that ▁rac ism ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁d ish on est ▁but ▁rid icul ous . ▁Original ▁jazz ▁music ▁and ▁vocals ▁by ▁Major ▁Hol ley ▁and ▁tap ▁dance ▁rh yth ms