Seeing Hands (1943)
- Directed by
- Gunther von Fritsch
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
It shows a man who lost his sight as a teenager and works at a factory during World War II. He makes and inspects precision parts using his sense of touch.
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What happens
Seeing Hands is a 1943 American short film. It tells the story of Benjamin Charles Helwig, who was blinded in his late teens but became a valued employee at an American World War II manufacturing plant, machining and inspecting precision parts. Directed by Gunther von Fritsch, the film was nominated for an Academy Award at the 16th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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