Death of a Fantastic Machine
Film202517 min7.0/10 on TMDB
Directed by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
The story
A short film about how economic interests have, throughout history, influenced how we use the camera — from the earliest photographs to today’s algorithms and AI. This visual essay expands on themes from the acclaimed documentary about the history of the camera and our relationship to it, “And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine.”
Cast & crew
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Maximilien Van AertryckSelf - Narrator (voice)
Park DietzSelf (archive footage)
Tucker CarlsonSelf (archive footage)Reed Hastings
Reed HastingsSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Axel Danielson
- Editor
- Axel Danielson
- Producer
- Maximilien Van Aertryck
- Editor
- Mikel Cee Karlsson
- Writer
- Mikel Cee Karlsson
- Director
- Axel Danielson
- Writer
- Axel Danielson
- Director
- Maximilien Van Aertryck
- Editor
- Maximilien Van Aertryck
- Writer
- Maximilien Van Aertryck