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The Magic Machines is a 1969 American short documentary film directed by Bob Curtis about kinetic artist Robert Gilbert. It won an Oscar at the 42nd Academy Awards in 1970 for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (awarded to producer Joan Keller Stern) and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).^[4] The film also received the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Robert Gilbert^[5]

References

External links

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Short subject
1931–1935

Comedy	The Music Box (1932) So This Is Harris (1933) La Cucaracha (1934) How to Sleep (1935)
Novelty	Wrestling Swordfish (1932) Krakatoa (1933) City of Wax (1934) Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956

Color	Give Me Liberty (1936) Penny Wisdom (1937)
One-reel	Bored of Education (1936) The Private Life of the Gannets (1937) That Mothers Might Live (1938) Busy Little Bears (1939) Quicker’n a Wink (1940) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942) Amphibious Fighters (1943) Who’s Who in Animal Land (1944) Stairway to Light (1945) Facing Your Danger (1946) Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947) Symphony of a City (1948) Aquatic House Party (1949) Grandad of Races (1950) World of Kids (1951) Light in the Window (1952) Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) This Mechanical Age (1954) Survival City (1955) Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Two-reel	The Public Pays (1936) Torture Money (1937) Declaration of Independence (1938) Sons of Liberty (1939) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940) Main Street on the March! (1941) Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) Heavenly Music (1943) I Won’t Play (1944) Star in the Night (1945) A Boy and His Dog (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) Seal Island (1948) Van Gogh (1949) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature’s Half Acre (1951) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) A Time Out of War (1954) The Face of Lincoln (1955) The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973

The Wetback Hound (1957)
Grand Canyon (1958)
The Golden Fish (1959)
Day of the Painter (1960)
Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1963)
Casals Conducts: 1964 (1964)
The Chicken (1965)
Wild Wings (1966)
A Place to Stand (1967)
Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
The Magic Machines (1969)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
Norman Rockwell’s World… An American Dream (1972)
The Bolero (1973)

Short film
(live action)
1974–present

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
In the Region of Ice (1976)
I’ll Find a Way (1977)
Teenage Father (1978)
Board and Care (1979)
The Dollar Bottom (1980)
Violet (1981)
A Shocking Accident (1982)
Boys and Girls (1983)
Up (1984)
Molly’s Pilgrim (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987)
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
Work Experience (1989)
The Lunch Date (1990)
Session Man (1991)
Omnibus (1992)
Schwarzfahrer (1993)
Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life / Trevor (1994)
Lieberman in Love (1995)
Dear Diary (1996)
Visas and Virtue (1997)
Election Night (1998)
My Mother Dreams the Satan’s Disciples in New York (1999)
Quiero ser (I want to be…) (2000)
The Accountant (2001)
This Charming Man (2002)
Two Soldiers (2003)
Wasp (2004)
Six Shooter (2005)
West Bank Story (2006)
Le Mozart des Pickpockets (2007)
Toyland (2008)
The New Tenants (2009)
God of Love (2010)
The Shore (2011)
Curfew (2012)
Helium (2013)
The Phone Call (2014)
Stutterer (2015)
Sing (2016)
The Silent Child (2017)
Skin (2018)
The Neighbors’ Window (2019)
Two Distant Strangers (2020)
The Long Goodbye (2021)
An Irish Goodbye (2022)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
I’m Not a Robot (2024)
The Singers / Two People Exchanging Saliva (2025)

Cannes Film Festival Short Film Palme d’Or
1950s	‘t Schot is te boord! (1952) White Mane (1953) Blinkity Blank (1955) The Red Balloon (1956) A Brief History (1957) The Seine Meets Paris / La Joconde: Histoire d’une obsession (1958) Butterflies Don’t Live Here (1959)
1960s	Le sourire (1960) La Petite Cuillère (1961) An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1962) A fleur d’eau / Le Haricot (1963) La douceur du village / The Price of Victory (1964) Overture (1965) Skaterdater (1966) Sky Over Holland (1967) Cântecele Renașterii (1969)
1970s	The Magic Machines (1970) Star Spangled Banner (1971) Le Fusil à lunette (1972) Balablok (1973) Ostrov (1974) Lautrec (1975) Metamorphosis (1976) The Struggle (1977) Rowing Across the Atlantic (1978) Harpya (1979)
1980s	Seaside Woman (1980) Moto perpetuo (1981) Merlin ou le cours de l’or (1982) Je sais que j’ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose (1983) Le Cheval de fer – Gérald Frydman & Pierre Levie (1984) Chiri (1984) Marriage (1985) Peel (1986) Palisade (1987) Vykrutasy (1988) 50 ans (1989)
1990s	The Lunch Date (1990) With Hands Raised (1991) Omnibus (1992) Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (1993) El héroe (1994) Gagarin (1995) Szél (1996) Is It the Design on the Wrapper? (1997) L’Interview (1998) When the Day Breaks (1999)
2000s	Shadows (2000) Bean Cake (2001) After Rain (2002) Cracker Bag (2003) Trafic (2004) Wayfarers (2005) Sniffer (2006) Ver Llover (2007) Megatron (2008) Arena (2009)
2010s	Chienne d’Histoire (2010) Cross-Country (2011) Silent (2012) Safe (2013) Leidi (2014) Waves ’98 (2015) Timecode (2016) A Gentle Night (2017) All These Creatures (2018) The Distance Between Us and the Sky (2019)
2020s	I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (2020) All the Crows in the World (2021) The Water Murmurs (2022) 27 (2023) The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (2024) I’m Glad You’re Dead Now (2025) For the Opponents (2026)