The Hello Machine
The Hello Machine is a short, wordless film-poem, in which he chronicles the building of an entire ESS Mainframe. It is a poetic musing on the connections between handwork and the act of communicating. The film chronicles the act of making and building the mainframe with human hands so carefully that it becomes a handcraft, like weaving or sewing.
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The Hello Machine
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1974
Runtime
0h 12m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
The Hello Machine
Production Companies
AT&T
Director
Carroll Ballard
Description
The Hello Machine is a short, wordless film-poem, in which he chronicles the building of an entire ESS Mainframe. It is a poetic musing on the connections between handwork and the act of communicating. The film chronicles the act of making and building the mainframe with human hands so carefully that it becomes a handcraft, like weaving or sewing.
