Film

The Unmanned - 1834 – La Mémoire de Masse

2015 · 14m

In which predicting its past it lives working and dies fighting

Fifth episode of The Unmanned, “La Mémoire de Masse” unfolds during the second Canuts revolts in Lyon in 1834. These riots now known as the ‘bloody week’ came as a reaction to the automation of work in the silk industry by the Jacquard Loom and its implementation of the punched card – first historical ‘mass storage’ system allowing the inscription and replication of complex weaving patterns. This inaugurating event in the history of workers emancipation movements of the 19th century is actually the first revolt against modern computation. Fully computer-generated, the riot sequence that splits the film in two parts operates a reversal of history by transforming a revolt against the algorithm into an algorithm of revolt.

• Fabien GiraudDirector
• Raphaël SiboniDirector

Release date

January 1, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

xx

Runtime

14m