Death of a Fantastic Machine

Name: Death of a Fantastic Machine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 7

2025 · 17 min

Documentary

★ 7.0

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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.”

Crew

Director Axel Danielson
Director Maximilien Van Aertryck
Writer Mikel Cee Karlsson
Writer Axel Danielson
Writer Maximilien Van Aertryck

Cast

M
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Self - Narrator (voice)
Park Dietz
Self (archive footage)
Tucker Carlson
Self (archive footage)
R
Reed Hastings
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director — Axel Danielson
Director — Maximilien Van Aertryck
Writer — Mikel Cee Karlsson
Writer — Axel Danielson
Writer — Maximilien Van Aertryck

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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