Sometimes simplicity of format can reveal the essence of being human. The following three short-form documentaries (all parts of individual series of their own) seem to be derived from or influenced by one another. They all stick to a simple structure of selecting people and displaying them in front of a lens while applying basic conditions. The effect is human honesty in some of it's purest and most touching forms.
"People in Order: Age"
By Lenka Clayton and James Price
Run Time 03:06
"Fifty People One Question: Brooklyn"
By Kenneth Chu, Benjamin Reece, Nathan Heleine, and Tung Bach Ly
Run Time 05:48
"Gadajace Glowy: Part 1"
Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
Run Time 4:42
(NOTE: Brent Meier of The Meier Family found this film and told me about it. Brent is rare in the fact that he is both a rational man and a wildly creative individual. He is also one of my best friends and I miss him.)
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Short Doc Day
Sunday, February 27, 2011
short doc day
"Peter & Ben"
Directed by Pinny Grylls
Run Time: 10:12
Here's what happened; Peter decided to go it alone and live an idyllic life in the hills, living off the land that called to him and such. One day he met Ben, a sheep who had abandoned his herd to go it alone in the hills. Peter and Ben became best friends, but soon it was time for Peter to be a rational human and send Ben back to the herd. Then I got a lump in my throat and my eyes kinda got all watery. Shortly after that I smiled really, really big and my day was made better by viewing this 10 minute speck of simplistic storytelling perfection.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
short doc day
"Honey Pie" from the California Is A Place series
By Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari
Run Time: 06:09
This is a film on the origin and creation of the Real Doll. If you are new to this subject matter you will most likely have many questions. This film will not answer most of them, but that's okay. You are not meant to understand everything right away. Sometimes you are not meant to understand certain things, ever.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
short doc day
Everything is a Remix is a current and ongoing video series (soon to be a Four Part) that takes an amazingly well-crafted and research-minded look at the convergence of originality and creative influence. This video sidebar of the series documents the ways in which Quentin Tarantino was influenced in his creation of the forever rad, Kill Bill. The best stuff comes at the end of the video in a dope-as-hell mix of editing crescendo when we are reminded just how heavily influenced Quentin Tarantino is by Quentin Tarantino.
Sunday, February 06, 2011
short doc day
Part baseball documentary, part anti drug film, part socio-political satire, I’m Keith Hernandez utilizes a version of Hernandez life as a vehicle to discuss how male identity is shaped by TV/film, sports, advertising, and pornography. Topics discussed include Iran/Contra, Just Say No, when the Mets were good, Reagan, Moustache Power, Cocaine Power, Budweiser, Seinfeld, Sesame Street, Daryl Strawberry, and more.
Some content NSFW
Monday, January 31, 2011
Short Doc Day
Run time: 7:35
Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection
Monday, January 24, 2011
Short Doc Day
Steve Duncan takes you on a New York City underground adventure then eventually leaves you at the top of the Williamsburg Bridge.
