Private Project

Everything In Hardware

The Bindley Hardware Company was a hardware wholesaler and retailer at the turn of the 20th century in Pittsburgh, PA. Over 100 years after its retirement, the Bindley family’s only surviving ancestor, Jon Bindley, has re-invented the hardware seller as an American roots band. Alongside some of the city’s foremost historical institutions, Jon personally pieces together his family’s timeline. With recovered Bindley Hardware artifacts and ephemera in tow, Jon comes to understand what it means to be a son of the rust belt.

  • Jamie Wright
    Director
  • Jon Bindley
    Producer
  • Jamie Wright
    Producer
  • Jon Bindley
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Samuel Hazo
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Iris Guzman Kolaya
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Anne Madarasz
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Mac Inglis
    Sound Mix & Design
  • Bindley Hardware Co.
    Soundtrack & Score
  • Jon Bindley
    Soundtrack & Score
  • Bryce Rabideau
    Soundtrack & Score
  • Bob Banerjee
    Soundtrack & Score
  • Brian Ganch
    Soundtrack & Score
  • Dave Eggar
    Soundtrack & Score
  • Mac Inglis
    Soundtrack & Score
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Historical, Music
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 3, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • WQED-Pittsburgh PA (Local TV Airing)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    United States
    October 22, 2020
    Local Pittsburgh TV Premiere
  • Albuquerque Film & Music Experience
    Albuquerque NM
    United States
    September 22, 2021
    Best Short Documentary
  • WQLN-Erie PA (local TV airing)
    Erie, PA
    United States
    August 5, 2021
  • Southside Film Festival
    Bethlehem, PA
    United States
    June 16, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Dam Short Film Festival
    Boulder City, NV
    United States
    February 13, 2022
    Best Documentary
Director Biography - Jamie Wright

Originally from Pittsburgh PA, now living in New York City, Jamie Wright has spent majority of his time editing short films and music videos, and occasionally directing them also. A graduate of SUNY Purchase film conservatory, Jamie has shot and edited a number of film festival darlings, music videos, and online webisodes, primarily in the documentary genre. Intrigued by the gritty honesty of the great cinema verite films like Harlan County USA and the films of Frederick Wiseman and the Maisel brothers, Jamie is interested in human interest pieces. Films about the story behind the story, the origins of peoples motivations and intriguing historical events. I love learning about history and the stories behind & within various subcultures and locations. Making a documentary is really just a fun kind of puzzle box to unlock.

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Director Statement

I find my generation in particular very interested in learning about our family’s past. How we got here, and how we can keep that history alive in some way. What started as a youtube video meant to bring more recognition to Jon’s music, turned into an interesting adventure that incorporated both pittsburgh’s unique history and the quest for identity building in the new millenium.

Everything In Hardware showcases the unique story of a young person who is actually able to follow through and use clues from the past to inform and shape his own identity. Not often are people able to track the lives of their ancestors the way that Jon has been able to, and then actually re-invent that familial history and keep it alive for the next generation.

This film has been an incredible opportunity to show just that.