Fantastic Machine

2023

85 mins

Directed by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
Documentary
Award Winner

From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose humanity's... More

From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.

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Where to watch Fantastic Machine

Fantastic Machine is available to stream in the United Kingdom... More now on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. Fantastic Machine is now playing in 15 cinemas in the United Kingdom.

Fantastic Machine | Ratings & Reviews

"An entertaining, whistle-stop tour through two centuries of image-making..."

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Screen Daily

"Its shambling, self-important history of the captured image is a condescending, eyeroll-inducing lecture..."

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Paste

"This searing and shocking examination of our popular culture, where content is king, is strongest when it scares the viewer."

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RogerEbert.com

Fantastic Machine | Details

Award winner: Special Jury Award—Creative Vision, Sundance 2023
Rating: 15, strong language, violence, sex references, images of real dead bodies
Runtime: 85
Genre: Documentary
Country of origin: Denmark, Sweden