PRESS MATERIAL
INFO
Title: Maker
Director: Mu-Ming Tsai
Release date: May 2014
Genre: Feature documentary
Running time: 65 minutes
SYNOPSIS
"Maker" is a feature documentary looking into the maker movement in America reforming the economy with a new wave of Do-It-Yourself and Do-It-Together. The “Maker Movement”, sometimes called the "Third Industrial Revolution," subverts traditional manufacturing by building on innovative concepts such as open source, local manufacturing, crowd funding, and digital fabrication. Breaking the hobbyist movement stereotype, "Maker" delves deep into this ecosystem of design and manufacturing in the Internet era. The film explores the ideas, tools, and personalities that are driving the Maker Movement – and returns with a timely snapshot of one of the transforming influences of the current age.
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SCREENING MATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD
TRAILER
- Kickstarter video on Youtube
PRESS COVERAGE
Business.dk
Morten Strunge anmelder »Maker«, November 1, 2014
iMaterialize
8 Things to Do at Maker Faire New York 2014, September 28, 2014
Gumroad
The Gumroad Blog: Gumroad picks - Films, September 11, 2014
Norwegian Creations
3 quotes from great Makers – Impressions from “maker – A documentary on the maker movement”, May 28, 2014
Making Society
7 Documentaries for the Open Hardware Entrepreneur, May 25, 2014
Yahsin Huang's Blog
‘Maker’ Documentary Film World Premiere on 5/17 Maker Faire Bay Area, May 17, 2014
NovEdge blog
The Edge: Mu-Ming Tsai Documents the Maker Movement, Nov 25, 2013
3D Printing Industry
New Documentary Celebrates The Maker Movement, Nov 11, 2013
Core 77
'Design & Thinking' Team to Release 'Maker,' Full-Length Doc Charting the Maker Movement, Nov 4, 2013
CrowdCrux
Kickstarter Success – Maker Movement Documentary Shares Crowdfunding Tips, Nov 1, 2013
The Business of Robotics
Maker documentary hits goal, still growing on Kickstarter, Oct 28, 2013
Open Electronics
Maker, a documentary on the Maker Movement is campaigning on Kickstarter, Oct 25, 2013
Yahsin Huang's Blog
Talk on Maker Movement (in Traditional Chinese), Oct 13, 2013
NoCo Mini Maker Faire
Maker- A documentary on the Maker Movement, Oct 13, 2013
HerdSurf
Maker – The 3rd Industrial Revolution, Oct 7, 2013
Trndmrkr
Maker Movement in Brooklyn, Oct 2, 2013
Brit+Co
10 Brand Spankin’ New Kickstarter Projects, Oct 2, 2013
Harness The Crowd
Maker - this is one documentary that should not be missed, Sep 25, 2013
Kickstarter
Staff Picks: Film & Video, Sep 21, 2013
Twitter
Chris Anderson's tweet, Sep 20, 2013
Tim O'Reilly's tweet, Sep 20, 2013
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“Amazingly inspiring! You can literally see the LOVE and PASSION of makers for what they do.”
“Maker is a beautiful film, and an impressive follow up after Design & Thinking.”
“This turned out awesome!”
“One of the best things from Maker Faire Bay Area.”
“People were pretty pumped about the film, and panelists shared their insights on how it reflects innovation in education. ”
“This is one documentary that should not be missed.”
“Fantastic!”
“I enjoyed the film very much!”
“Really recommend this film, and especially for those with little prior knowledge about this movement!”
“An amazing job of capturing the essence of the movement and creating a piece that should really inspire others to try their hand at making.”
“I just love it. It’s so inspiring and positive.”
“Outstanding documentary, great perspectives.”
“A timely snapshot of one of the transforming influences of the Internet era.”
“It would be great to finally be able to explain to my mom what I’m doing!”
“I love how it shows the diversity of the movement: from aficionados to small manufacturers, from Maker Magazine to BioCurious.”
“Great job covering who & why of the
Maker Movement”
“Loved the movie, learned some stuff and got inspired.”
“Finally, a movie about makers!”