Film·2025·17m

Death of a Fantastic Machine

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.”

Directed by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

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Cast

4 credited

Maximilien Van Aertryck

Maximilien Van AertryckSelf - Narrator (voice)

Park Dietz

Park DietzSelf (archive footage)

Tucker Carlson

Tucker CarlsonSelf (archive footage)

Reed Hastings

Reed HastingsSelf (archive footage)

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