Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record
1987
58 min
Overview
A documentary describing the devastating deterioration of intellectual documents such as pamphlets, photographs, films, drawings, and maps. Assesses the situation, demonstrates preservation and restoration techniques, and suggests ways to prevent deterioration in the future. Features remarks by several experts, writers, and historians, such as James Michener, Barbara Tuchman, Daniel Boorstin, and Vartan Gregorian.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
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- English en
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Cast
Robert MacNeil
Narrator
Crew
Ben Maddow
Writer
Terry Sanders
Writer
Terry Sanders
Director
Jean-Pierre Tibi
Music
Posters


