DEUS ET MACHINA

- The employee faithfully sees to his monotonous tasks every day. Today, however, he has made a decision -

The employee comes to the factory every day. He is the only person who is qualified to do his particular job. It is precise, mundane, and repetitive work. Every morning he goes through the same drill, starting up each machine. Today, though, he has made a decision...


Director

Koldo Almandoz

Donostia / San Sebastián, 1973. Professional dilettante. Over the last 25 years, his films have been selected and premiered at festivals including Cannes Critics' Week, Rotterdam, San Sebastián, ZINEBI, Gijón, BAFICI, Festival dei Popoli and others. He has been a journalist, managed the magazine The Balde, been programmer for the Punto de Vista festival and made radio fiction, among other jobs. He also gives classes, and edits books at Farmazia Beltza. He is a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society in the UK.

+ Info

Gender
Fiction
Duration
8:30
Language
Euskara
Original format
HD

Screenplay
Koldo Almandoz
Cinematography
Javi Agirre
Producer
Marian Fernández, TXINTXUA FILMS
Art direction
Toño Nart
Sound
Alazne Ameztoy
Editing
Laurent Dufreche
Special effects
Angel Aldarondo
Actor
Ramón Agirre, Urduri Lantegia, Iker Bereziartua

2000 A dar ba kar 12:00 Fiction
2011 Mantis Estroboscópica 3:00 Fiction
2011 Trikuaren hiztegia 4:00 Fiction
2012 Msilale Wanawake 40:00 Documentary
2016 Sîpo Phantasma 1:09:00 Fiction
2018 Oreina 1:30:00 Fiction
2016 Narcisso 9:00 Fiction
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