The Book Makers

Streaming video - 2020

Meet an eclectic group of people who have dedicated their lives to answering the question: what should books become in the digital age? From the esoteric world of book artists to the digital libraries of the Internet Archive, the film spins a tale of the enduring vitality of the book. This engaging documentary captures the painstaking but pleasurable process of creating hand-crafted books, in a diverse range of styles and mediums. The film travels from New York to Germany’s Black Forest, culminating at the Codex Book Fair in San Francisco, where the cast of characters congregates to sell their books to collectors from universities and the Library of Congress, and to curious buyers from around the world. Along the way, THE BOOK MAKERS high...lights the talent, dedication and skill of these book artists, and reframes the concept and purpose of the book itself.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Premiere Digital 2020.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
James Kennard (film director), Daniel Handler (actor), Dave Eggers
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
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Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).