A History of the World According to Getty Images
TITLE
A History of the World According to Getty Images
DIRECTOR
Richard Misek
COUNTRY
Norway
YEAR
2022
DURATION
19′
GENRE
Documentary
A History of the World According to Getty Images
Getty Images is one of the largest commercial archives in the world. Many defining images of the last century – images that form a part of our collective memory – now only exist behind Getty’s paywall. This film is a study of property, profit, and power, made out of archive footage sourced from Getty’s online catalogue. It forms a meticulously crafted journey through some of the most significant moments of historical change ever caught on camera, and an impassioned commentary on how commercial archives influence what we see.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Richard Misek
Richard Misek is a filmmaker and Associate Professor in Film and Media Arts at the University of Bergen in Norway. His nonfiction work has screened at festivals including Sundance, IDFA, CPH:DOX, and Rotterdam, and at venues including the National Museum of Art (Washington D.C.), the Barbican Centre and BFI Southbank (London), Eye Filmmuseum (Amsterdam), and Forum des images (Paris). His research focuses on digital inclusion, and he is currently leading a UK Arts and Humanities Research Council project entitled Digital Access to Arts and Culture Beyond COVID-19’.
- DirectorRichard Misek
- ScreenplayRichard Misek
- CinematographyRichard Misek
- EditingRichard Misek
- Cast
- Producer/s Thorvald Nilsen
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Production Company
Once Aurora
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Distributor/s
Raina Films
- Project TitleA History of the World According to Getty Images
- Project TypeDocumentary
- Completion Date January 1, 2022
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Country of origin
Norway -
Country of filming
Norway - Language
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Richard Misek
Richard Misek is a filmmaker and Associate Professor in Film and Media Arts at the University of Bergen in Norway. His nonfiction work has screened at festivals including Sundance, IDFA, CPH:DOX, and Rotterdam, and at venues including the National Museum of Art (Washington D.C.), the Barbican Centre and BFI Southbank (London), Eye Filmmuseum (Amsterdam), and Forum des images (Paris). His research focuses on digital inclusion, and he is currently leading a UK Arts and Humanities Research Council project entitled Digital Access to Arts and Culture Beyond COVID-19’.
