Glass (1958 film)

Glass (Dutch: Glas) is a 1958 Dutch short documentary film by director and producer Bert Haanstra. The film won the Oscar for Documentary Short Subject in 1959.^[1][2] The film is about the glass industry in the Netherlands. It contrasts the handmade crystal from the Royal Leerdam Glass Factory with automated bottle making machines. Short segments of artisans making various glass goods by hand are joined with those of mass production. It is often acclaimed to be the perfect short documentary.^{[citation needed]}

Glass
Directed by	Bert Haanstra
Produced by	Bert Haanstra
Music by	Pim Jacobs, performed by The Pim Jacobs Quintet
Release date	1958 (1958)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Haanstra receives Academy Award.