Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
World Premiere

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

Documentary Competition
| USA | 87 MINUTES | English | English subtitles
Documentary, Politics, Technology, Journalism
Long before our current era of “fake news,” Marion Stokes was amassing an incredible archive in an effort to protect and tell the truth. Beginning with the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979 and ending in 2012 with the massacre at Sandy Hook, Stokes archived and preserved the television that others were not. She recorded an incredible 70,000 VHS tapes capturing wars, triumphs, catastrophes, and more. The archive reveals the past and how it shaped television and the present moment.

Matt Wolf goes deep inside this captured history of television, providing insight into Stokes as keeper of the archive, while also showing the world that she wanted humanity to see. Taking on the aura of a mystery, Recorder delves into the curious world of a Communist radical and genius recluse who dedicated her life to a seemingly crazy mission, which in the end, is a glorious gift to the world.

—Deborah Rudolph

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Matt Wolf
Matt Wolf's feature documentaries include Wild Combination and Teenage. His recent shorts include Bayard & Me and It’s Me, Hilary.
Director
Matt Wolf
Producer
Kyle Martin, Andrew Kortschak, Walter Kortschak
Cinematographer
Chris Dapkins, Matt Mitchell
Editor
Keiko Deguchi
Composer
Owen Pallett
Executive Producer
Andrew Kortschak, Walter Kortschak
Co-Executive Producer
Brendan Doyle, Pete Sillen

Contacts
International Sales Contact
Kyle Martin
Electric Chinoland
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Phone: 678 469 3951
kyle@electricchinoland.com
Print Source
Kyle Martin
Electric Chinoland
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Phone: 678 469 3951
kyle@electricchinoland.com
Press Contact
Susan Norget
Susan Norget Film Promotion
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 917 833 3056
susan@norget.com
US Sales Contact
Amanda Lebow
Creative Artists Agency
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 424 288 2000
amanda.lebow@caa.com
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