World Fair (2013)
The future was now at the 1939 World’s Fair – and it is still awesome. From the perspective of the 21st century, it’s hard to imagine what a marvel the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair would have been to its visitors. Still living in the heavy shadow of the stock market crash of 1929, the many people who flocked to the big exhibition found not only bounteous luxuries such as free Coca-Cola, but the unveiling of unthinkable new technologies that promised that a better world lay ahead. Using sparkling, rare, colour film footage – itself a brand-new technology at the time – the US director Amanda Murray mines the memories of several people who attended the New York World’s Fair in 1939.
Director: Amanda Murray
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 25 min
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Cast
Music: Hays Holladay, Ryan Holladay
Editing: Frederick Shanahan
Production: Wicked Delicate Films
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Amanda Murray
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is World Fair about?
- The future was now at the 1939 World’s Fair – and it is still awesome. From the perspective of the 21st century, it’s hard to imagine what a marvel the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair would have been to its visitors. Still living in the heavy shadow of the stock market crash of 1929, the many people who flocked to the big exhibition found not only bounteous luxuries such as free Coca-Cola, but the unveiling of unthinkable new technologies that promised that a better world lay ahead. Using sparkling, rare, colour film footage – itself a brand-new technology at the time – the US director Amanda Murray mines the memories of several people who attended the New York World’s Fair in 1939.
- Who directed World Fair?
- World Fair was directed by Amanda Murray.
- Who stars in World Fair?
- World Fair stars Helene Schlesinger, Stanley Schlesinger, Seymour Sorkowitz, Jim Stevenson, Ephraim Horowitz.
- How long is World Fair?
- World Fair has a runtime of 25m (25 minutes).
- What genre is World Fair?
- World Fair is a Documentary film.
- Where was World Fair produced?
- World Fair was produced in United States of America.