''Print the Legend'' is a 2014

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and

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focused on the

3D printing 3D printing or additive manufacturing is the Manufacturing, construction of a three-dimensional object from a computer-aided design, CAD model or a digital 3D modeling, 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is ...

revolution. It delves into the growth of the 3D printing industry, with focus on

startup companies A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. While entrepreneurship refers to all new businesses, including self-employment and businesses that never intend t ...

MakerBot MakerBot Industries, LLC is an American desktop 3D printer manufacturer company headquartered in New York City. It was founded in January 2009 by Bre Pettis, Adam Mayer, and Zach "Hoeken" Smith to build on the early progress of the RepRap Proje ...

and

Formlabs Formlabs is a 3D printing technology developer and manufacturer. The Somerville, Massachusetts-based company was founded in September 2011 by three MIT Media Lab students. The company develops and manufactures 3D printers and related software and ...

, established companies

Stratasys Stratasys, Ltd. is an American-Israeli manufacturer of 3D printers, software, and materials for polymer additive manufacturing as well as 3D-printed parts on-demand. The company is incorporated in Israel. Engineers use Stratasys systems to model c ...

, PrintForm and

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, and figures of controversy in the industry such as

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. The title of the film comes from the

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of the film ''

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''. A trailer for the film is available at the documentary's official website. It was filmed on

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and

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Synopsis

''Print the Legend'' portrays some of the history and achievements of several 3D printing companies, including

, and

. The documentary also explores the relationship between the 3D printing industry and the

gun rights The right to keep and bear arms (often referred to as the right to bear arms) is a right for people to possess weapons (arms) for the preservation of life, liberty, and property. The purpose of gun rights is for self-defense, including securi ...

advocacy movement.

, who is known for gun rights advocacy and specifically for promoting the 3D printing of guns, is interviewed extensively in the documentary. * Alan Cramer * David Cranor * Michael Curry *

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* Ian Ferguson * Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai * Martin Galese * Matthew Griffin * James Gunipero * Zach Hoeken * Luke Iseman * Annelise Jeske * Brad Kenney * Eric Klein * Cliff Kuang * Jenny Lawton * Natan Linder * Ira Liss * Alex Lobovsky * Larisa Lobovsky * Maxim Lobovsky *

Marty Markowitz Martin Markowitz (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician who served as the borough president of Brooklyn, New York City. He was first elected in 2001 after serving 23 years as a New York State Senator. His third and final term ended ...

* Adam Mayer * Nathan Meyers * Jennifer Milne * Anthony Moschella *

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Bre Pettis Bre Pettis (born 1972/1973) is an American entrepreneur, video blogger and creative artist. Pettis is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of MakerBot Industries, a 3D printer company now owned by Stratasys. Early life and education Pe ...

Chuck Pettis Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * C ...

* Yoav Reches * Avi Reichental *

David Reis David Reis (born September 15, 1964) was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 108th district from 2005 to 2012 and the 109th District from 2013 to 2019. Reis grew up and continues to live on his family' ...

Barry Schuler Barry Martin Schuler (born September 7, 1953) is an American Internet entrepreneur and former chairman and CEO of America Online Inc. He is best known for leading the AOL team that simplified the online service provider's user interface, making it ...

* Virginia White *

* Luke Winston

Festivals

Awards * Special Jury Recognition Award -

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(2014) * Special Jury Award - IFF Boston (2014)

References

External links

Official website
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