THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. THE INDUSTRY IS DEAD.

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE AN ARTIST SETH GODIN

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 worlds most influential creators of the digital era.

THE HUMAN SPIRIT, WHEN ITS ALLOWED TO BECOME MADE MANIFEST THROUGH ART, INVARIABLY IS GOING TO CREATE GREATNESS. IT ALMOST DOESNT MATTER WHAT THE MEDIUM IS,...WHEN HUMANS MAKE THINGS, THEY TEND TO MAKE INTERESTING THINGS...THE DANGER IS PEOPLE BECOMING COMFORTABLE WITH MEDIOCRITY MOBY, ARTIST

CAST, IN APLHABETICAL ORDER

OLAFUR ARNALDS, musician, composer, producer SCOTT BELSKY, CEO & founder, Behance BILL DRUMMOND, artist, writer, co-founder of The KLF LENA DUNHAM, director, Tiny Furniture SETH GODIN, author, entrepreneur and public speaker KEITH HARRIS, music producer, manager, Motown HOT CHIP, electro-pop band ANDREW KEEN, author, The Cult of the Amateur LYKKE LI, singer/songwriter MOBY, artist ANNE HILDE NESET, deputy editor, writer, The Wire magazine. SEAN PARKER, co-founder of Napster AMY PHILLIPS, editor, Pitchfork ROBYN, singer/songwriter HILARY ROSEN, former CEO, RIAA TED SCHILOWITZ, founder, Red Digital Cinema Camera Company HANK SHOCKLEE, music producer, The Bomb Squad ANTHONY VOLODKIN, founder, The Hype Machine BRENDA WALKER, music producer, DJ DAVID WEINBERGER, technologist, co-author of Cluetrain Manifesto CHRISTOPHER WEINGARTEN, music journalist, Rolling Stone/ Village Voice

WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF A NEW DARK AGE. THE CREATIVE WORLD IS DESTROYED. ALL WE HAVE IS CACOPHONY AND SELF OPINION. ANDREW KEEN, AUTHOR, THE CULT OF THE AMATEUR

DIRECTORS STATEMENT
After working in the creative industry for a number of years we got a bit tired of the loud complaints regarding the disappearance of business models due to pirating and continuing profit losses. These subjects had been discussed to death at media panels and in newspapers around the world. We felt that an important part of the story had been lost - the unprecedented cultural impact. Sure, there are lots of industry problems caused by technological innovation but there are also enormous new opportunities for creation. In our daily work we encounter numerous people from all over the world that, just like us, have grown up with technology as their friend. We were intrigued by the dichotomy: artists were able to create with the same technology that allowed pirating and was subverting old business models. It might be a bit bold to do a film about something thats in such rapid transformation, where nothing is set and where you really cant distinguish between the villains and heroes. But we didnt want to give a definite answer. We simply wanted to make a snapshot of today - documenting both the positive and negative aspects of democratized culture. You will not walk out of the theatre with more answers, but hopefully with more thoughts. David Dworsky and Victor Khler

WE ARE AT A TIME WHEN ARTISTS HAVE THE POWER BRENDA WALKER, MUSIC PRODUCER, DJ

CREW
DIRECTORS: David Dworsky & Victor Khler PRODUCERS: Einar Bodstrm, Philip Marthinsen & Adam Svanell DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Hannes Isaksson EDITORS: David Dworsky & Victor Khler SOUND: Erik Olsson, Redpipe GRADE: Mike Cosola, Cinepost Studios ANIMATION: Stuart Langfield SCORE MUSIC: lafur Arnalds, Ludvig Franzn, Carl borg, Feliz Martinz and Joel Hilme

FILM SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE: PressPausePlay DURATION: 1h 20m SCREEN RATIO: 2.35:1 DISTRIBUTION PRINT: 35mm Kodak Vision SOUND: Dolby Digital Surround

SEE THE TRAILER, INTERVIEWS AND MORE AT WWW.PRESSPAUSEPLAY.COM

Downloadable press kit available on website, high-resolution stills and video material are available upon request.

EMAIL: info@presspauseplay.com YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/presspauseplay/ PRODUCTION COMPANY: House of Radon TELEPHONE: +46 (0)709 931 189 WEBSITE: www.presspauseplay.com ADDRESS: House of Radon, Regeringsgatan 109, 111 39 Stockholm