Nails (1979 film)

Nails
Directed by Phillip Borsos
Produced by John Taylor
Music by Michael Conway Baker
Cinematography Ron Orieux
Edited by Raymond Hall
Distributed by NFBC
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
 13 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Nails is a 1979 Canadian short documentary film directed by Phillip Borsos. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short,[1][2] and was named Best Theatrical Short in 1980 at the 1st Genie Awards.

Synopsis

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

  1. ↑ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ "NY Times: Nails". NY Times. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
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