AND THE KING SAID, WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE

09.04.2025

Sweden, Denmark, 2023, 88’

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  • Director: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
  • Screenplay: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
  • Cinematography: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
  • Editing: Axel Danielson, Mikel Cee Karlsson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
  • Production: Plattform Produktion, Bullitt Film ApS, Film i Väst
  • 2023 Berlin International FF; Cinema Vision 14plus Award
  • 2023 Munich FF; CineKindl Award
  • 2023 Seattle International FF; Youth Jury Prize for Best Futurewave Feature
Recap

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

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Axel Danielson

He graduated in 2005 from the Film Directing programme at what was then known as Filmhögskolan (now Valand Academy). Since his graduation, he has been working with the Gothenburg-based production company Plattform Produktion.

Maximilien Van Aertryck

Maximilien Van Aertryck is a French-German director born in Paris. He lives in Gothenburg and works at Plattform Produktion where he closely collaborates with Axel Danielson.

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