08:55archive / 1911
New York, 1911
A silent travelogue through New York, filmed by Svenska Biografteatern in 1911.
Motion Harbor / In focus
A world
taking shape.
Four minutes inside a glass workshop.
Watch the craft, the heat and the hands behind it.
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Three ways to look closer
01 / PROCESS
Made by hand
Clay, glass and coffee. A closer look at the work behind familiar objects.
3 films → 02 / FIELDOut in the world
Water, flowers and passing trains. Short observations of everyday motion.
4 films → 03 / ARCHIVETime on film
A city in 1911 and the mechanics of projection. Traces of another time.
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New York before
the familiar skyline.
In 1911, a Swedish film crew turned its cameras toward the city's streets and waterfront. Their silent travelogue survives as a record of everyday life.
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