Logistics

Logistics, a Swedish art film from 2012, runs 857 hours, or about 35 days and nights. It follows the life of a pedometer in reverse.

Context

Logistics was made by the Swedish filmmakers Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson and runs 51,420 minutes, which is the 857 hours stated here. The film tracks the journey of a pedometer backwards through the supply chain, starting at a retail setting and moving back towards where it was manufactured, so viewers watch the steps in reverse.

The film belongs to the tradition of slow cinema and conceptual art, where long running times are part of the idea. It is not designed for a single sitting, and a work of this length is generally approached in sections.

The title of longest film is judged by running time of a single work. Other very long works exist, such as ones that are installations or that were assembled from many parts, so classification affects the ranking. Logistics is generally accepted as the longest feature-style film made, and Guinness World Records recognises it.

Guinness World Records lists Logistics under the longest film made, and the running time of 51,420 minutes is the figure given in that listing and repeated in press coverage. It is worth noting that such a title usually depends on how the work is defined, for example whether it counts as a single film and not a series or a looped installation.