CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 46m

The Bowmakers

The story of the most important instrument you’ve never heard of.

80%(3)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byWard Serrill

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
September 27, 2019
Studios
Woody Creek Pictures

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The Bowmakers - Trailer

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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

Creative team
Directed by
Ward Serrill
Written by
Ward Serrill
Produced by
Rocky Friedman

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