The Bowmakers (2019)
This documentary film explores the world of the bow and the extraordinary masters who make them. The bow is the Cinderella of the orchestra—the overworked and overshadowed ally to its more glamorous partners. Few people, even among lovers of classical music, think of the bow as an instrument in its own right, but players of stringed instruments see them differently. To musicians, the bow is as essential to expressing the soul of the music as the violin or cello. The film follows the journey of the “silent servant” of the music world—from the workshops of the virtuosos of the trade, to the birthplace of the bow in France, and to Brazil, home to the imperiled tree from which the world’s finest bows are made.
Director: Ward Serrill
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Charles Espey as Self, bow-maker |
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Paul Siefried as Self, bow-maker |
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Robert Morrow as Self, bow-maker |
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Ole Kanestrom as Self, bow-maker |
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Cody Kowalski as Self, bow-maker |
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Stéphane Tomachot as Self, bow-maker |
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Joséphine Tomachot as Self, bow-maker |
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Noel Burke as Self, bow-maker |
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Johnny Gandelsman as Self, violinist, Brooklyn Rider |
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Colin Jacobsen as Self, violinist, Brooklyn Rider |
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Nicholas Cords as Self, violist, Brooklyn Rider |
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Michael Nicolas as Self, cellist, Brooklyn Rider |
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Joel Link as Self, violinist, Dover Quartet |
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Bryan Lee as Self, violinist, Dover Quartet |
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Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt as Self, violist, Dover Quartet |
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Camden Shaw as Self, cellis, Dover Quartet |
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Daniel Ching as Self, violinist, Miró Quartet |
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William Fedkenheuer as Self, violinist, Miró Quartet |
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John Largess as Self, violist, Miró Quartet |
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Joshua Gindele as Self, cellist, Miró Quartet |
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Sean Carpenter as Self, violinist |
| Production | Rocky Friedman | Producer |
| Directing | Ward Serrill | Director |
| Writing | Ward Serrill | Writer |
| Editing | Eric Frith | Editor |
