Nails = Les Clous = Die Nagel

An abstract statement on the problem of over population. A community of nails busily propagates, builds and spreads within a limited area. Eventually there is no more area for living and the nails rust and corrode. Music by Bruno Spoerri.

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Credits

director

Kurt Aeschbacher

production company

International Film Bureau

Duration

00:03:45:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505015

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Overpopulation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Overpopulation

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - United States

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1972

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