Nails (1979 film)
| Nails | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Phillip Borsos |
| Produced by | John Taylor |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Edited by | Raymond Hall |
| Music by | Michael Conway Baker |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short,[2] and was named Best Theatrical Short in 1980 at the 1st Genie Awards.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog + Nails|The Cinematheque
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 129-133.
External links
[edit]- Nails at IMDb
- Watch Nails on the NFB website
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- 1979 films
- 1979 short documentary films
- Canadian short documentary films
- English-language Canadian films
- Documentary films about technology
- Films directed by Phillip Borsos
- Films without speech
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- National Film Board of Canada short films
- Best Theatrical Short Film Genie Award winners
- Nail (fastener)
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s Canadian films
- English-language short documentary films
- 1970s Canadian film stubs
- 1970s documentary film stubs
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