Underplayed Gems

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine (2024)

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine poster
Directed by
Maximilien van Aertryck, Axel Danielson
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
M
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

This documentary traces the history of photography and video from early inventions to modern social media. It shows how images have shaped human behavior and society over time.

thought-provokingfast-pacedreflectiveobservationaleye-openingcuriousunsettlingengaging

What happens

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 and Maximilien Van Aertryck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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