And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine (2023)

06/01/2023 (DK) • 1h 28m

Documentary

Overview

From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.

Top Billed Cast

Maximilien Van Aertryck

Narrator (voice)

Chris Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Edmund Carpenter

Self (archive footage)

Belle Delphine

Self (archive footage)

Park Dietz

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-un

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$912.00

Keywords

observational documentary

visual language

camera obscura

visual storytelling

camera trick

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