Nails (1979 film)
Appearance
Nails | |
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Directed by | Phillip Borsos |
Produced by | John Taylor |
Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
Edited by | Raymond Hall |
Music by | Michael Conway Baker |
Distributed by | NFBC |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Nails is a 1979 Canadian short documentary film directed by Phillip Borsos. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short,[1][2] and was named Best Theatrical Short in 1980 at the 1st Genie Awards.
Synopsis
A blacksmith is seen labouring at his forge, shaping nails from single strands of steel rods. The scene 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.
References
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "NY Times: Nails". NY Times. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
External links
Categories:
- 1979 films
- Canadian films
- English-language films
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- Films directed by Phillip Borsos
- Films without speech
- Canadian short documentary films
- 1970s documentary films
- Documentary films about technology
- National Film Board of Canada short films
- Best Theatrical Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Science documentary film stubs
- Canadian documentary film stubs