The Age of Invention (1984)
This short film serves as a poem-on-film about the coming of the machine age on the eve of World War I. Images and sounds combine to recreate a bygone era of scratchy phonograph records, faded photographs, hand-cranked movie cameras, staccato Morse telegraph messages, and rhythmic steam pumps. Machines of every description were shaping peoples' lives and changing them more rapidly than at any other time in history.
Director: Albert Kish
Runtime: 10 min
Release Date: January 1, 1984
Music: Ben Low
Editing: Albert Kish
Production: ONF | NFB
Country: Canada
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Age of Invention about?
- This short film serves as a poem-on-film about the coming of the machine age on the eve of World War I. Images and sounds combine to recreate a bygone era of scratchy phonograph records, faded photographs, hand-cranked movie cameras, staccato Morse telegraph messages, and rhythmic steam pumps. Machines of every description were shaping peoples' lives and changing them more rapidly than at any other time in history.
- Who directed The Age of Invention?
- The Age of Invention was directed by Albert Kish.
- How long is The Age of Invention?
- The Age of Invention has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).
- Where was The Age of Invention produced?
- The Age of Invention was produced in Canada.