Death of a Fantastic Machine (2025)

  • NR
  • 06/10/2025 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 17m

Overview

Documentary film from 2025 by directors Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck. 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.”

Mikel Cee Karlsson

Writer

Axel Danielson

Director, Writer

Maximilien Van Aertryck

Director, Writer

Cast

Maximilien Van Aertryck's headshot

Maximilien Van Aertryck

Narrator (voice)
Park Dietz's headshot

Park Dietz

Self (archive footage)
Tucker Carlson's headshot

Tucker Carlson

Self (archive footage)
Reed Hastings's headshot

Reed Hastings

Self (archive footage)

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