DEATH OF A FANTASTIC MACHINE
By Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck

Genre: Short Documentary
Duration: 16 min
Release: 2025

From the camera's invention as a tool of truth to today's AI-generated images, "Death of a Fantastic Machine" traces how economic incentives shaped what gets filmed and why. Using archival footage, the film explores the choices that transformed cameras from instruments of evidence into engines of engagement.

Directors:
Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck

Screenplay:
Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck, Mikel Cee Karlsson

Producers:
Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck

Editors:
Mikel Cee Karlsson, Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck

Creative Advisors:
Kalle Boman, Ruben Östlund

Production Partners:
Lion Hill Production, Film i Väst, Sveriges Television

Supported by:
Swedish Film Institute /Janne Vierth
Strand Releasing
The New York Times Op-Docs

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