Why Pinscreen?

The Pinscreen is a tool that was created in the 1930s to make animation films. Although it no longer provides any technical advantages, a handful of animation directors still use it. This film explores why it is so important to create something handmade with constraints, in a time when everything is turning towards instantaneous digital technology.

Cast

Alexandre Alexeieff

Archive footage

Claire Parker

Archive footage

Sophie Le Tétour

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Jean-Baptiste Garnero

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Michel Lemieux

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Rose Mercier-Marcotte

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Jacques Drouin

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Wolfgang Noethlich

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Jeremy Tate

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Florence Miailhe

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