Based on an essay by Leonard E. Read, ‘I, Pencil’ is an inspiring short film that illustrates the complex, organic, and at times beautiful creative energy of a free market. Sit back, trace the ancestry of a simple pencil as it is being created, and learn why it is said that there is not a man alive who knows how to make one.

You may be surprised to find out how little you really know about what you imagined you could design.