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Death of a Fantastic Machine
Death of a Fantastic Machine
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Death of a Fantastic Machine

2025
Directed byAxel Danielson
0h 17m

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.”

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Maximilien Van AertryckNarrator (voice)Park DietzSelf (archive footage)
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Tucker Carlson
Self (archive footage)
Reed HastingsSelf (archive footage)
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
10.0

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