Pressing On: The Letterpress Film (2017)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
The modern world was born on a printing press. Once essential to communication, the 500-year-old process is now in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. From self-proclaimed basement hoarders to the famed Hatch Show Print, 'Pressing On: The Letterpress Film' explores the question: why has letterpress survived in a digital age? Worlds of each character emerge as unusual narratives - joyful, mournful, reflective and visionary - are punctuated with on-screen visual poetry, every shot meticulously composed. Captivating personalities blend with wood, metal and type as young printers strive to save this historic process in a film created for the designer, type nerd, historian and collector in us all. - Actors:
- Paul Aken, Stephanie Carpenter, Richard Hopkins, Jim Moran, Adam Winn, Tammy Winn
- Directors:
- Erin Beckloff, Andrew P. Quinn
- Producers:
- Kevin Grazioli
- Writers:
- Erin Beckloff, Andrew P. Quinn
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest