How can something in the public domain not be publicly available? A critical investigation of public domain—a legal term that has nothing to do with free access or public availability—that uses powerhouse commercial archive Getty Images as its example. If the world's visual history remains locked behind a paywall, who will ever see it?

Miles Davis

Self (Archive Footage)

Edgar D. Mitchell

Self (Archive Footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (Archive Footage)

Wang Weilin

Self (Archive Footage)

• Richard MisekDirector · Writer · Editor
• Thorvald NilsenProducer

Trailer | IDFA 2022 | A History of the World According to Getty Images

Release date

May 1, 2022

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

19m

Budget

$5,095

Genres

Documentary