The meditative rhythm of Northampton’s shoemaking industry from a historic factory and its workers

As Britain’s historic shoemaking capital, Northampton holds a long-standing legacy at the heart of the country's manufacturing industry. At the center of the East Midlands market town, a looming lift tower watches over its residents and workers – a symbol of the town’s industrial heritage, and the collective lineage of its community. For the short documentary The Lift Tower, director Jack Orton captures the meditative, repetitive, and skilled art of shoemaking, tracing the labor that shaped his family, who worked in Northampton’s factories. Shot at the Tricker’s factory in the town’s shoemaking district, the film offers a close examination of British heritage, industrial labor, and contemporary craft, unearthing parallel events and histories within the process... read more at nowness.com _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness