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2 Minutes of “A Handmade Life”

Production: Windwood Productions

Producers: Brett Marshall, Steven Chagnon, Sarah Nyhan

Director: Ian Scura

DP: Brian Chagnon

Camera Operators: Erik Ljungholm, Ian Scura,

Taylor Dunton, Katherine Kittler, Gabriel Vasquez-Billin

Photographer and Sound Operator: Gabriel

Vasquez-Billin

Editors: Ian Scura, Bill Hurley, Brian Chagnon

About The Film

We began filming this documentary in 2022, spending a full day with each of the ten featured artists. Each artist is a part of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, working in a unique medium. Additional event and drone footage was captured over following years.

This project was created in collaboration with the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, with the goal of highlighting not only the artists’ work, but also their creative processes and passion for craft.

One thing that isn’t talked about a lot is that we, as filmmakers, get to learn a lot from what we film. Through interviews and filming broll, we learn so much. Even filming corporate work, I sit there listening to someone being interviewed about something like renewable energy and I’ll be learning the whole time! I’ve always loved craft forms, and this film allowed me to learn more about how the art is made and the creative processes each artist uses.

What stood out across all ten stories was a shared love of creativity and a commitment to their work. To be dedicated to something creative is one of the most rewarding things a person can do.