The Disappearance of General Magic | Filmmaker Sarah Kerruish on her documentary ‘General Magic' | 5

Business Movers

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History, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Sarah Kerruish, director of the award-winning documentary ‘General Magic’, talks about her memories of the Silicon Valley start-up and why she chose to make a film about the company.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to business movers, add free on Amazon Music, download the app today.
0:23.0	It's a warm afternoon in the summer of 2016, outside a coffee shop in Palo Alto, California.
0:30.0	Marc Pirate, co-founder and former CEO of General Magic, looks across the patio.
0:35.0	In the shade at the far end, he spots Sarah Karouche, a film director, waiting for him.
0:40.0	Marc smiles and heads over to join her.
0:42.0	Back in 1992, Marc hired Sarah to film the day-to-day activities at the General Magic offices.
0:48.0	Now, Sarah has asked Marc to meet her.
0:51.0	She stands from the table and greets him with a hug.
0:54.0	Oh, Marc, it's been so long. You look great. How are you?
0:57.0	Hi, Sarah. I'm well. Probably better than the last time we spoke.
1:01.0	20 years ago?
1:03.0	Something like that. Don't remind me.
1:05.0	Marc sits down and Sarah pushes a coffee across the table toward him.
1:09.0	I word you a black coffee. That's still your go-to? Well, some things never change.
1:13.0	Yeah, I'm impressed you remember. Thank you.
1:15.0	So, Sarah, to what do I owe the pleasure after two decades?
1:20.0	Well, I'm working on a new project and I could use your help with it.
1:24.0	Of course, yeah, a movie, a documentary about General Magic.
1:28.0	Oh, Marc pauses. Sarah reads his expression as mostly surprised and slightly concerned.
1:35.0	She feels the silence.
1:37.0	See, I'm sitting on this great footage that we never got to use.
1:40.0	And I think it's time to tell the story.
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