Saturday 27 October 2018
6.00–9.00pm
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?
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.
The talk will follow a panel discussion chaired by Catherine Dixon with Mick Clayton, Liz Fraser, Simon Goode, Julieta H. Adame, Thomas Mayo and David Vassie.
www.letterpressfilm.com
Pressing On: The Letterpress Film is a feature length documentary produced by Bayonet Media.
Producer/Director: Erin Beckloff
Producer: Kevin Grazioli
Director/Editor: Andrew P. Quinn
Director of Photography: Joe Vella
All proceeds from this event will be donated to the St Bride Library.
Book Online HERE