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.
Join us at CoLab on Friday, September 29 at 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM as we screen this awesome film and get inspired to create and make!
Prices:
FREE for AIGA Members
$5 for Students
$10 for Non-Members
Check out the Facebook event and buy your tickets now!
Read more about the film: http://www.letterpressfilm.com/
Sponsored by SalterMitchellPR, CoLab@ThePod and The Sangha Press