THE COLOUR OF INK - Brian D. Johnson - CUFFDocs 2022

Christian Zyp interviews Brian D. Johnson (dir) about his documentary THE COLOUR OF INK. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Thurs Nov 24th @ 6:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. 
 
THE COLOUR OF INK uncovers the mystery and power of our oldest medium through the eyes of Jason Logan, a Toronto inkmaker. Harvesting colours from the natural world—weeds, berries, bark, flowers, rocks, rust—he makes ink from just about anything. Ink is our primal medium. It has always been with us, inscribing the evolution of humanity. Working with ingredients foraged in the wild, Jason sends custom-made inks to an eclectic range of artists around the world, from a New Yorker cartoonist to a Japanese calligrapher. As the inks take on a life of their own, his playful alchemy paints a story of colour that reconnects us to the earth and returns us to a childlike sense of wonder.