Death of a Fantastic Machine
17 mins
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.”
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Narrator (voice)
Reed Hastings
Self (archive footage)
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Producer
Mikel Cee Karlsson
Editor
Anne Gry Friis Kristensen
Sound Designer
Brian Dyrby
Sound Mixer
Rasmus Thord
Music Coordinator
Ludwig Källén
Post-Production Manager
Åke Gullberg
Production Consultant
Peter Toggeth Karlsson
Visual Effects
Mikel Cee Karlsson
Writer
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Director
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Editor
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Writer
Pernilla Sandström
Production Manager
Gustav Bohman
Archival Footage Research
Marcus Rodert
Graphic Designer
Lars Rodert
Executive Producer