The Bowmakers
The story of the most important instrument you’ve never heard of.
2019 | 106m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Ward Serrill |
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| Writer: | Ward Serrill |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 27, 2019 |
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| Director: | Ward Serrill |
| Writer: | Ward Serrill |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | france, cello, violin, bow, washington state, wood, woodworking, brazil |
| Production Companies | Woody Creek Pictures |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Charles Espey | Self, bow-maker |
| Paul Siefried | Self, bow-maker |
| Robert Morrow | Self, bow-maker |
| Ole Kanestrom | Self, bow-maker |
| Cody Kowalski | Self, bow-maker |
| Stéphane Tomachot | Self, bow-maker |
| Joséphine Tomachot | Self, bow-maker |
| Noel Burke | Self, bow-maker |
| Johnny Gandelsman | Self, violinist, Brooklyn Rider |
| Colin Jacobsen | Self, violinist, Brooklyn Rider |
| Nicholas Cords | Self, violist, Brooklyn Rider |
| Michael Nicolas | Self, cellist, Brooklyn Rider |
| Joel Link | Self, violinist, Dover Quartet |
| Bryan Lee | Self, violinist, Dover Quartet |
| Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt | Self, violist, Dover Quartet |
| Camden Shaw | Self, cellis, Dover Quartet |
| Daniel Ching | Self, violinist, Miró Quartet |
| William Fedkenheuer | Self, violinist, Miró Quartet |
| John Largess | Self, violist, Miró Quartet |
| Joshua Gindele | Self, cellist, Miró Quartet |
| Sean Carpenter | Self, violinist |
| Name | Job |
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| Ward Serrill | Writer, Director |
| Eric Frith | Editor |
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| Rocky Friedman | Producer |
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