Candlefish
Two ways to make glass.
One is a pair of hands. The other is a machine.
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Bert Haanstra shot both in 1958 — ten minutes, no narration, no argument made out loud.
Stay for the second half, when the machine takes over. We didn't make this. We just think you should watch it.
Glas · Bert Haanstra · 1958 · Academy Award, Documentary Short
The film plays here from the official 4K restoration published by the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision (Beeld en Geluid), which preserves Bert Haanstra's films. His personal archive is held by EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam. All rights remain with the rightsholders.