Glas

1958 · 10 min · Documentary, Experimental · Directed by Bert Haanstra

Haanstra cuts between master glassblowers shaping molten crystal by breath and an automated bottling line stamping out identical vessels, scoring both to loose jazz until the machinery starts to swing. An industrial documentary that plays like a music video twenty years early.

Awards

• Best Documentary Short Subject — Academy Awards, 1960 (Winner)

Credits

• Music: Pim Jacobs

Genres

• Documentary
• Experimental

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