Why Pinscreen?

(2024)

Genres: Documentary, Animation

Year: 2024

Runtime: 52 мин

Country: France

Director: Brice Vincent

Cast: Alexandre Alexeieff, Claire Parker, Sophie Le Tétour, Jean-Baptiste Garnero, Michel Lemieux, Rose Mercier-Marcotte, Jacques Drouin, Wolfgang Noethlich, Jeremy Tate, Florence Miailhe

Plot

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.