Fantastic Machine (also known as ''And the King Said: What a Fantastic Machine'') is a 2023
Swedish-
Danish documentary feature directed, produced and edited by
Axel Danielson
Axel Teodor Danielson (23March 1867 – 21June 1949), was a Swedish editor-in-chief.
Career
Danielson was born in Älghult, Kronoberg County to parents Adolf Danielson and Emelie (née Löfgren). He was a typesetter apprentice in Visby ...
and Maximilien Van Aertryck.
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Synopsis
A video essay
A video essay is an essay presented in the format of a video recording or short film rather than a conventional piece of writing; the form often overlaps with other forms of video entertainment on online platforms such as YouTube. A video essay al ...
examination of humanity's obsession with cameras and imagery to the point of changing behaviors in 200 years alongside the social consequences laying ahead via archival footage
Stock footage, and similarly, archive footage, library pictures, and file footage is film or video footage that can be used again in other films. Stock footage is beneficial to filmmakers as it saves shooting new material. A single piece of stock ...
(including interviews with media mogul Ted Turner
Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and Philanthropy, philanthropist. He founded the CNN, Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour United States cable news, ...
and propagandist filmmaker Leni Reifenstahl).
Release and reception
The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival under the World Cinema Documentary Competition category on January 23, 2023.
Accolades
It would eventually won a Special Jury Award for Creative Vision.
The film also won two awards (a special mention Youth Jury Crystal Bear and the AG KINO GILDE – CINEMA VISION 14plus) at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival.Strand Releasing Acquires North American Rights to ‘Fantastic Machine,’ Sundance Documentary Produced by Ruben Östlund (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
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See also
*Fake news
Fake news or information disorder is false or misleading information (misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and hoaxes) claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person ...
* Social effects of television
*Social media
Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the Content creation, creation, information exchange, sharing and news aggregator, aggregation of Content (media), content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongs ...
References
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External links
Official websiteRotten Tomatoes''Fantastic Machine'' on IMDb
Collage film
2023 documentary films
2023 films
Swedish documentary films
Danish documentary films
Essays about culture
Sundance Film Festival award–winning films