They Were There

They Were There
They Were There
Directed by	Errol Morris
Music by	Philip Glass
Release date	January 20, 2011;
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated December 29, 2025

They Were There (also known as IBM Centennial Film: They Were There - People who changed the way the world works) is a 2011 documentary short film directed by Oscar winner Errol Morris.^[2] It is a centennial film about the company IBM.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Flint, David (15 December 2017). Think Beyond Value: Building Strategy to Win. Morgan James. ISBN 9781683506102.
↑ Campaignlive.co.uk
↑ Indiewire
↑ Myscienceacademy.org
↑ Philip Glass
↑ IBM.com
↑ International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

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[1] Flint, David (15 December 2017). Think Beyond Value: Building Strategy to Win. Morgan James. ISBN 9781683506102.

[2] Campaignlive.co.uk

[3] Indiewire

[4] Myscienceacademy.org

[5] Philip Glass

[6] IBM.com

[7] International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

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