Throwaway Society, American Collectors Film

Throwaway Society

If you haven't read the book, "Cheap, the High Cost of Discount Culture", http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106431468
you really should check it out. It brings to mind so many of the clothes I've purchased lately that have fallen apart
within months of bringing home. Things are made to be replaced rather than repaired.

Contrast that with the clothes that you can find in a vintage shop. They have already been around for
over 40 years, with zippers still intact and functional. back then, it would be unthinkable to have to replace a winter
coat after one season, because the plastic snaps and zippers have disintegrated.

That's why I love to look at collections of things we use and see something made 75 years ago still
in good shape and ready to be resurected. In the documentary film, American Collectors, many of the collectors interviewed also
expressed the admiration of the quality and fact the items they collect have a long history and can still be used.

I know for myself that's why I'm attacted to older things, more care was taken in the construction and they were made to be handed down,
not thrown in the landfill. We have to thank collectors for saving these objects, they preserve our history and the planet too!

For more information about American Collectors please go to www.AmericanCollectorsMovie.com

AMERICAN COLLECTORS Film VERSUS AMERICAN PICKER TV SHOW

American Collectors Film versus American Pickers

I've been hearing people raving about the reality show American Pickers and I just got around to watching the show for the first time. I did enjoy the show and I really liked the three people who drive the story.

American Pickers does a great job capturing the thrill of the hunt and the art of making a deal. Its fun to watch and its always interesting to see what kind of crazy and exotic items people have stashed in their barns, out buildings and garages.

Generally, American Pickers comes in at the end of the story, when the collector has either died or moved on to other interests. The collected items are sitting dormant and waiting to be rediscovered.

The American Collectors Film profiles collectors who are actively building their collections and still have a strong relationship with the items they seek. They are caught up in the challenge of the pursuit just like American Pickers. In the American Collectors film the new item has a home and is out of circulation.

Collecting is somewhat of a private act, it's not unusual for a collector's spouse, and even the collector themselves, to be unaware of the extent of the collection. For many people the time when they realize what they have, is when its time to liquidate.

And that makes for another great episode of American Pickers!

American Collectors film now on Cable VOD

Binary Recording Studio production "American Collectors" is now available on your cable system VOD ( video on demand ) A film about WHY people collect things and the relationship with their items.

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American Collectors film on Reel NW PBS Kcts9

American Collectors film will be airing on a new program broadcasted by Kcts 9 called Reel NW. Dec. 23rd at 10 pm. Binary Recording Studio produced this film, directed by Bob Ridgley and Terri Krantz.

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Axes to Action Figures, Northwest collecting fanatics are featured in American Collectors Film

Portland, Oregon (MMD Newswire) October 30, 2009 -- Most of us
know someone who collects-at least 30% of Americans do-and we
love them anyway. But what drives obsessions such as this? That is
the beating heart and prime directive of American Collectors, a
verité documentary film that examines the relationship between
people and their objet du désir.

One of the featured collectors is Portland's own ?Chuck Palmer, a
co owner of Palmer Wirfs Inc. Chuck not only runs "America's
?Largest Antique and Collectible Show", he is an avid collector of
prison ?items. His collection runs the full gamut, from books and
historical ?documents to nuts and bolts prison items, uniforms,
restraints and even a ?prison toilet!

Find out what drives Chuck to accumulate these types of things at
the film's Oregon debut, happening as part of the Northwest Film
Center's 36th Northwest Film & Video Festival.

More information at
www.nwfilm.org.

When: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7PM

Location: Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium at the
Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon.

Rick Kennedy
Marketing
(360) 483.9333

rick@binaryrecordingstudio.com

http://www.americancollectorsmovie.com

AMERICAN COLLECTORS FILM Trailer is up on Indieflix

Indieflix has posted the American Collectors film trailer, please check it out. http://www.indieflix.com/Films/AmericanCollectors1

They are offering the best price on this DVD! A film about people who collect things.

Expert AXE Collector Featured In American Collectors Movie

Larry McPhail, noted Pacific Northwest ax collector and author is featured in the new documentary film, American Collectors.

McPhail, who has over 1000 axes, shows off his collection and talks about the drive to acquire more in the film, "American Collectors, a film about people who collect things" Larry is one of 16 collectors spotlighted in the film and McPhail, who has also been profiled in the History Channel's series " Ax Men" introduces the viewer to the concept of More-itis.

Along with McPhail's ax collection, this engaging film produced by Binary Studio in Bellingham WA. spotlights a huge collection of GI Joes, the world's largest Duran Duran poster collection and many others. Check out our Website at http://www.americancollectorsmovie.com