Pressing On: The Letterpress Film

Name: Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-05-27
Rating: 6.8

Documentary1h 39m

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Tomatometer

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

Why has letterpress printing survived? Irreplaceable knowledge of the historic craft is in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. Fascinating personalities intermix with wood, metal, and type as young printers save a traditional process in Pressing On, a 4K feature-length documentary exploring the remarkable community keeping letterpress alive.

Trailers

2 videos

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Details

DirectorsErin Beckloff, Andrew P. Quinn

ReleasedMay 27, 2017

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Bayonet Media

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

Leonard Maltin

RTleonardmaltin.comJun 26, 2018

The directors of Pressing On also appreciate the beauty of the moving parts as these majestic apparatuses...bring signs, posters, and other printed matter to life.

Kenneth Turan

RTLos Angeles TimesJun 7, 2018

[An] informative and engaging documentary...

Richard Propes

RTTheIndependentCritic.comSep 1, 2020

If you'd have told me that I'd be advocating for a feature documentary on the subject of letterpress, I'd have likely laughed.

Emilie Black

RTCinema CrazedApr 12, 2020

As an 80s kid, the film has a feel at times that's like a grown-up version of the "how stuff works" segments on television shows like Passe-Partout or Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. It feels like home, yet the viewer ends up learning something ...