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PressPausePlay (2011)

A Film about hope, fear and digital culture

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : David Dworsky, Victor Köhler

Synopsis

The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent of people in an unprecedented way, unleashing unlimited creative opportunites. But does democratized culture mean better art, film, music and literature or is true talent instead flooded and drowned in the vast digital ocean of mass culture? Is it cultural democracy or mediocrity? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s most influential creators of the digital era.

Actors

Moby
Moby
Himself
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds
Himself
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham
Herself
Seth Godin
Seth Godin
Himself
Bill Drummond
Bill Drummond
Himself
Andrew Keen
Andrew Keen
Himself
Robyn
Robyn
Herself
Keith Harris
Keith Harris
Himself
Sean Parker
Sean Parker
Himself
Amy Phillips
Amy Phillips
Herself
Hank Shocklee
Hank Shocklee
Himself
Apparat
Apparat
Himself
Lykke Li
Lykke Li
Herself
Al Doyle
Al Doyle
Himself
Mike Cosola
Mike Cosola
Himself
David Weinberger
David Weinberger
Himself
Zach Hancock
Zach Hancock
Himself
Christopher Weingarten
Christopher Weingarten
Himself
Andre De Ridder
Andre De Ridder
Himself
Takafumi Tsuchiya
Takafumi Tsuchiya
Himself
Yasuhiko Fukuzono
Yasuhiko Fukuzono
Himself
Andre Stringer
Andre Stringer
Himself
Tracy Chandler
Tracy Chandler
Herself
Norman Hollyn
Norman Hollyn
Himself
Nick Sansano
Nick Sansano
Himself
Hillary Rosen
Hillary Rosen
Herself
Anthony Volodkin
Anthony Volodkin
Himself
Jonas Woost
Jonas Woost
Himself
Anne Hilde Neset
Anne Hilde Neset
Herself
Hillman Curtis
Hillman Curtis
Himself
Georgia Taglietti
Georgia Taglietti
Herself

Crews

David Dworsky
David Dworsky
Director
Victor Köhler
Victor Köhler
Director
Einar Bodstrom
Einar Bodstrom
Producer
Philip Marthinsen
Philip Marthinsen
Producer
Adam Svanell
Adam Svanell
Producer
Dwight Witherspoon
Dwight Witherspoon
Executive Producer
Hannes Isaksson
Hannes Isaksson
Director of Photography
Ludwig Franzen
Ludwig Franzen
Original Music Composer
Carl Aborg
Carl Aborg
Original Music Composer
Felix Martinz
Felix Martinz
Original Music Composer
Joel Hilme
Joel Hilme
Original Music Composer
Stuart Langfield
Stuart Langfield
Animation
Erik Olsson
Erik Olsson
Sound Designer
Erik Olsson
Erik Olsson
Sound Mixer
Fredrik Axung
Fredrik Axung
Production Manager
Åsa Ewaldh
Åsa Ewaldh
Production Manager
Michaela Ristiniemi
Michaela Ristiniemi
Production Coordinator
Denice Heurlin
Denice Heurlin
Production Coordinator
David Dworsky
David Dworsky
Editor
Victor Köhler
Victor Köhler
Editor
Gabriel Hogberg
Gabriel Hogberg
Assistant Editor
Anders Hagglund
Anders Hagglund
Post Production Coordinator
Chrystal Chou
Chrystal Chou
Graphic Designer
Ludvig Franzen
Ludvig Franzen
Graphic Designer

Trailers and other movies

PressPausePlay Official Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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