HOW TO SHARPEN PENCILS (director)

Synopsis:

A practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening. The number one #2 pencil

sharpener in the world, David Rees takes viewers through the delicate process of sharpening a pencil by hand. 

Screenings:

Austin Film Festival, Austin, TX 2013

SF Docfest, San Francisco, CA 2013

Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham, AL 2013 (Winner Audience Award Best Documentary Short)

Indie Memphis Film Festival, Memphis, NT 2013 (Winner Special Jury Prize)

Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC 2013

Carborro Film Festival, Carborro, NC 2013

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Technical:

10 minutes

HD 1080p

NTSC