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Nails (1979)

Nails poster
Directed by
Phillip Borsos
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
13 min
Rated
G
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary shows the process of making nails in a factory. It follows the machinery and the workers as they create nails from raw materials.

observationalcalmfocusedquietly absorbingstraightforwardindustrialrhythmicgrounded

What happens

Nails is a 1979 Canadian short documentary film directed by Phillip Borsos. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, and was named Best Theatrical Short in 1980 at the 1st Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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