General Magic
General Magic
Genre
Documentary
Director
Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude
Run time
1h 33min
Cast
Tony Fadell, Andy Hertzfeld, Marc Porat
The ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up called ‘General Magic’, which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or “smartphone”). The film combines rare archival footage with powerful honesty from the “Magicians” today, reflecting on the most influential Silicon Valley Company no one has ever heard of. Featuring legendary members of the original Macintosh team, along with the creators of the iPod, iPhone, Android and eBay.
Genre
Documentary
Director
Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude
Run time
1h 33min
Cast
Tony Fadell, Andy Hertzfeld, Marc Porat
The ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up called ‘General Magic’, which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or “smartphone”). The film combines rare archival footage with powerful honesty from the “Magicians” today, reflecting on the most influential Silicon Valley Company no one has ever heard of. Featuring legendary members of the original Macintosh team, along with the creators of the iPod, iPhone, Android and eBay.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2018
Global distributor
Showtime Networks
Local distributor
DocPoint Tallinn MTÜ
In cinema
1/31/2020