Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record

Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record (1987)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1987-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 58min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: American Film Foundation
  • Director:

Summary

A documentary describing the devastating deterioration of intellectual documents such as pamphlets, photographs, films, drawings, and maps. Assesses the situation, demonstrates preservation and restoration techniques, and suggests ways to prevent deterioration in the future. Features remarks by several experts, writers, and historians, such as James Michener, Barbara Tuchman, Daniel Boorstin, and Vartan Gregorian.

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Directing Terry Sanders Director
Sound Jean-Pierre Tibi Music
Camera Erik Daarstad Camera Operator
Editing William T. Cartwright Editor
Writing Ben Maddow Writer
Writing Terry Sanders Writer