What a fantastic machine !

Saw this at the 2023 filmfestival Ghant (Belgium). There is no consistent line of thought, just a kaleidoscopical and anecdotical series of ideas. I admit it is not easy to span two centuries and also combine photography and filming, and all that in a confined time frame of nearly 90 minutes.

Of course, the contemporary issues of social media are brought up, and its negative consequences too. Alas, it does not attempt to find a balance with the democratic goodies that everyone is able to create new content and distribute it, independent of official journals and studios.

All in all, the parts about the history of photographing and filming are much better and more informative than the parts about the present and the future. I for myself found no eye openers and no novel ideas in this movie.