(The Birth of the Telephone)

Content: Originating from footage of Thomas Watson relating the conception of the telephone, Birth of the Telephone distorts and challenges the simplicity of this account. We uncover a different type of birth occurring. Here is a device that, beneath the camouflage of instrumentality, raises questions about connection, anxiety and death.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Animation

Runtime:

3 minutes

Year:

2021

Directors:

David McShane

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Production companies:

New Creatives,

Arts Council of England,

BBC Arts

Actors:

Crews:

Sound Mixer

Executive Producer

Director

Sound Designer

Animation