Camera
2000·Comedy·6m
7.0
★
While a veteran actor laments the state of film and film acting, a group of young children sneak a Panavision camera into the apartment where the actor resides and decide to make a film with it.
Directed by David Cronenberg
camera
filmmaking
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Leslie Carlson
The Actor
Marc Donato
Child
Kyle Kass
Child
Daniel Magder
Child
Crew
David Cronenberg
Director
David Cronenberg
Writer
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Niv Fichman
Executive Producer
Denise Cronenberg
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
38 reviews
Rob
6.0★ · 03/28/26
"When you record the moment, you record the death of the moment"
"When you record the moment, you record the death of the moment"
Omar
“When you record the moment, you record the death of the moment.”
*
*Great little short included on the Videodrome Criterion Blu ray. Not too much to add, just an interesting exploration of the intrinsic relation between filmmaking and the passage of time, tragically analyzed through the eyes of death.
Using Videodrome’s Les Carlson, reminiscing about his old age, the short reflects on how both he and the titular camera are ghosts, passing through time as existence fades away.
Beautifully tragic, yet cinematically marvelous, enlightening the importance of film in such a simple manner.
*
*Great little short included on the Videodrome Criterion Blu ray. Not too much to add, just an interesting exploration of the intrinsic relation between filmmaking and the passage of time, tragically analyzed through the eyes of death.
Using Videodrome’s Les Carlson, reminiscing about his old age, the short reflects on how both he and the titular camera are ghosts, passing through time as existence fades away.
Beautifully tragic, yet cinematically marvelous, enlightening the importance of film in such a simple manner.
“When you record the moment, you record the death of the moment.”
*
*Great little short included on the Videodrome Criterion Blu ray. Not too much to add, just an interesting exploration of the intrinsic relation between filmmaking and the passage of time, tragically analyzed through the eyes of death.
Using Videodrome’s Les Carlson, reminiscing about his old age, the short reflects on how both he and the titular camera are ghosts, passing through time as existence fades away.
Beautifully tragic, yet cinematically marvelous, enlightening the importance of film in such a simple manner.
*
*Great little short included on the Videodrome Criterion Blu ray. Not too much to add, just an interesting exploration of the intrinsic relation between filmmaking and the passage of time, tragically analyzed through the eyes of death.
Using Videodrome’s Les Carlson, reminiscing about his old age, the short reflects on how both he and the titular camera are ghosts, passing through time as existence fades away.
Beautifully tragic, yet cinematically marvelous, enlightening the importance of film in such a simple manner.
cormac
10.0★ · 12/05/25
wait, that was beautiful
wait, that was beautiful
LillyIsSilly
I don’t like to give star ratings to shorts but if I was going to for this one, it would probably be between a 4 and 5. That was SCARY! The way the monologue seems to go from focused on the topic of the camera to overwhelmingly worried about aging and death is very effective. It reminds me of overthinking when you know you should be focused on something else. All this in six mins?!
I don’t like to give star ratings to shorts but if I was going to for this one, it would probably be between a 4 and 5. That was SCARY! The way the monologue seems to go from focused on the topic of the camera to overwhelmingly worried about aging and death is very effective. It reminds me of overthinking when you know you should be focused on something else. All this in six mins?!
Nick
6.0★ · 10/29/25
David Cronenberg ignores child labor laws.
David Cronenberg ignores child labor laws.