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Nails (1979 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Nails' is a 1979 Canadian short documentary film directed by Phillip Borsos.[http://thecinematheque.ca/the-image-before-us-take-5/far-from-home-nails Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog + Nails|The Cinematheque] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, and was named Best Theatrical Short in 1980 at the 1st Genie Awards.Maria Topalovich, 'And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards'. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 129-133.
Synopsis
A blacksmith is seen labouring at his forge, shaping nails from single strands of steel rods. The scene shifts from this peaceful setting to the roar of a 20th-century nail mill, where banks of machines draw, cut and pound the steel rods faster than the eye can follow.
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