{"id":17866,"date":"2014-09-17T15:47:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T15:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=17866"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:48:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:48:37","slug":"maker-the-movie-a-documentary-on-the-maker-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/maker-the-movie-a-documentary-on-the-maker-movement","title":{"rendered":"Maker The Movie: A Documentary on the Maker Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Maker<\/a>” is a feature-length documentary on the Maker Movement and its impact on society, culture and economy in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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The ‘Maker Movement’, sometimes called the ‘Third Industrial Revolution,’ subverts traditional manufacturing by building on innovative concepts such as open source, local manufacturing, crowd funding, and digital fabrication. Breaking the hobbyist movement stereotype, ‘Maker’ delves deep into this ecosystem of design and manufacturing in the Internet era. The film explores the ideas, tools, and personalities that are driving the Maker Movement \u2013 and returns with a timely snapshot of one of the transforming influences of the current age.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The documentary is a series of interviews with leading thinkers in the maker movement, their motivations and the future as they see it evolving. \u00a0You can request a screening<\/a> for your local area, school, hacker space or find a screening<\/a> that is already happening in your area. \u00a0Also screening from September 26th on Netflix is the Print the Legend movie<\/a>, following the growth of Formlabs and Makerbot as they raced to bring 3D printers to peoples homes.<\/p>\n

You can check out the\u00a0trailer for the Maker Documentary now<\/a>.<\/p>\n