The Camera That Changed the World

The Camera That Changed the World

2011 · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

The summer of 1960 was a critical moment in the history of film, when the fly-on-the-wall documentary was born. The Camera that Changed the World tells the story of the filmmakers and ingenious engineers who led this revolution by building the first hand-held cameras that followed real life as it happened.

Directed by Mandy Chang

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