NAILS

Oscar® Nominee, Best Documentary (Short Subject), 1979

This Oscar®-nominated documentary short tracks the shift in the relationship of an individual to his work between the 19th century and today. Focusing on how nails are made, we first see a blacksmith laboring at his forge, shaping nails from single strands of steel rods. The scene then shifts from this peaceful setting to the roar of a 20th century nail mill, where banks of machines draw, cut, and pound the steel rods faster than the eye can follow.

Directed by Phillip Borsos - 1979 | 13 min

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Credits

Directed by
Phillip Borsos
Music
Michael Conway Baker

Sources

  1. YouTube channel: NFB · video ↗ — title, description, video
  2. Wikidata · Q1963843 ↗ — year, creator, length, color, country, genre, credits