They Invented Machines
1997, English. Directed by Stephanie Barber.
THEY INVENTED MACHINES is about colonialism, entertainment and love. The images are taken mostly on Disney World rides where one is shown facsimiles of people from far away lands. The soundtrack, a little more than half-way through, ceases its cricketing and, against impressionistic waterfalls, mentions love ("they have love here") which must then be thought of in the context of this same wonder, possession and amusement. The film ends with a series of flights.
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- 0h 6m
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They Invented Machines isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed They Invented Machines?
They Invented Machines (1997) was directed by Stephanie Barber.