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'Background' is a 1973 American self-portrait[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgsnhsb5DNw 'The Quest of Carman D'Avino', the entire 2000 documentary on 4th Coast Productions' YouTube channel] short documentary film directed by Carmen D'Avino.[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/the-films-of-carmen-davino-1698.html The Films of Carmen D'Avino|Cartoon Brew] It was nominated for an Academy Award[https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5039/remembering-carmen-d-avino Remembering Carmen D'Avino|NCPR News] for Best Documentary Short.[https://www.annecy.org/about/archives/1973/official-selection/film-index:film-730149 Annecy > About > Archives > 1973 > Official Selection > Film Index][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndnY9aU85Mo Documentary Winners: 1974 Oscars] The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.