Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire (2015)
The Pilchuck Glass School outside Seattle has been going for 43 years. Started by Dale Chihuly, when glass in America was at its infancy. This school is responsible for making the US Studio Glass movement what it is today. It's an international institution now, bringing students from all over the world. It started in 1971, during the peace movements, Flower Power and war in Vietnam This documentary tells the story of it's beginnings, and how it's now made the Pacific NW, the largest glass art center in the world.
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Jeff Bridges as Narrator (voice) |
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Dale Chihuly as Himself |
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Jamie Carpenter as Himself |
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Fritz Driesbach as Himself |
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Kate Elliott as Herself |
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Jiri Harcuba as Himself |
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Anne Gould Hauberg as Herself |
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Joey Kirkpatrick as Himself |
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John Landon as Himself |
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Marge Levy as Herself |
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Flora Mace as Herself |
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Dante Marioni as Himself |
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Paul Marioni as Himself |
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Richard Marquis as Himself |
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Klaus Moje as Himself |
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Benjamin Moore as Himself |
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William Morris as Himself |
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Tina Oldknow as Herself |
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Charlie Parriott as Himself |
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Ginny Ruffner as Herself |
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Jon A. Shirley as Himself |
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Buster Simpson as Himself |
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Preston Singletary as Himself |
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Kiki Smith as Herself |
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Ethan Stern as Himself |
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April Surgent as Herself |
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Lino Tagliapietra as Himself |
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Isabel Toledo as Herself |
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Ruben Toledo as Himself |
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Bertil Vallien as Himself |
| Camera | Joseph Hudson | Additional Photography |
| Production | John Forsen | Producer |
| Crew | Paul Eric Miller | Additional Music |
| Camera | Kent Colony | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Keith Bolling | Animation Director |
| Production | Gary Gibson | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Tracy Dethlefs | Editor |
| Sound | Tom McGurk | Music |
| Editing | Jon Goneau | Assistant Editor |