1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone (2017)

Directed by Jonathan Ignatius Green4mDocumentary

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn's daughter, when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. In 2016 Time Magazine included Kahn's first camera phone photo in their list of the 100 most influential photos of all time.

Year
2017
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
29 June 2017
TMDB
7.5 (2)
CineVerse
— (0)

Ratings

0 fans

No ratings yet.

D
Dante Gabiati
Philippe Kahn
C
Cary Mizbe
Police Officer
V
Venee Porter
Nurse
W
Wendy Wang
Wendy Wang

Reviews

Popular reviews

More

No reviews yet.

Recent reviews

More

No reviews yet.

If you liked 1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone, you might also like…

A Toxic Love Story89% match
A Toxic Love Story
2026
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/2088% match
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance86% match
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
Trainwreck: The Real Project X77% match
Trainwreck: The Real Project X
2025
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish76% match
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
2025
My Mom Jayne77% match
My Mom Jayne
2025
Being James Bond72% match
Being James Bond
2021
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead68% match
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad68% match
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'60% match
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
For the Love of Spock60% match
For the Love of Spock
2016
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora60% match
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
Heart of a Dog60% match
Heart of a Dog
2015
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red60% match
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
2022
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty60% match
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
Bukowski: Born Into This60% match
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
Directed by John Ford60% match
Directed by John Ford
1971
Come See Me in the Good Light60% match
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button60% match
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
Maternal Instinct60% match
Maternal Instinct
2026

Similar films

Seekers of Oblivion
Seekers of Oblivion
2004
Laïcité, l'exception française - 120 ans, et maintenant ?
Laïcité, l'exception française - 120 ans, et maintenant ?
2025
I Want to Be an Engineer
I Want to Be an Engineer
1983
The 50 Year Argument
The 50 Year Argument
2014
Yarigai
Yarigai
2023
Drunk on Too Much Life
Drunk on Too Much Life
2021
Leninland
Leninland
2013
Ghosts: Long Way Home
Ghosts: Long Way Home
2019
Child of Nature
Child of Nature
2021
El jardín de las delicias
El jardín de las delicias
2009
2040: Possibilities by Edward de Bono
2040: Possibilities by Edward de Bono
1995
Not Quite Hollywood
Not Quite Hollywood
2008