People Who Make Things

1970 | 20 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

People Who Make Things
  • Overview

    A portrait of three Los Angeles area residents who create things with their hands. Angelo Austin decorates wedding cakes; Dean Jeffries designs, manufactures, and paints custom cars; and Pamela Weir-Quiton creates wooden dolls. Restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1970

  • DirectingJon Boorstin
  • Budget

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    $0.00

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