Lumineux
Beyond eating to stay alive, food is an integral part of culture. Bringing people together is one of the best things about food, an this video says it all.
Tag: community
Harvest :: Teaching for the Future
Plus M Productions
I’m getting on my digital soapbox again. Well sort of. Just by posting this I feel like I’m on my soapbox and that’s really not my intention. I just feel inspired by this video.
I am constantly surprised at how people that I would consider to be highly educated- doctors included, seem to know so little about food, nutrition and what our bodies really need us to put in to let us live our best. I wouldn’t consider myself knowing all that much about the topic, but just by talking to some people I realize that I know more than many of my associates.
I like this film because it’s addressing the issue that people are unaware of how their food is grown and why its important for themselves and for their community. I love that it goes beyond the biology of it all and concentrates on historical and social preservation as well.
Stepping off of soapbox now…
Harvest :: Family garden
Brad Hiebert
There’s something to be said about knowing the source of your food and definitely some satisfaction of growing your own- but who really has the time? If a family living in the outskirts of L.A. can accomplish this, it makes you wonder what we could accomplish in other metropolitan areas…
Harvest :: Bread Flour
I know, bread again. A few months ago I talked about the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco in a film about the bakery itself. This time however, the film I want to share is not about the bakery and the break making process itself, but about the importance of the flour source.
David Sampliner
There is something to be said about getting your food from a local and fairly natural source. So much of what we eat is trucked across the country or processed beyond recognition. This film makes the bread look good and sustainable at the same time. Yes, I am one of those people that likes to live as sustainably as possible and part of that, to me, is eating as wholesomely and as locally as possible. I’m not a big fan of processed and chemical laden foods. This film makes me hungry just looking at it.
I wouldn’t say that this film has anything outstanding about the technicalities of its creation. But, I will say that I appreciate the message that it sends and proves that there are places that preserve the food culture of the area of origin and are making an effort to bring people natural and local food.
Culture :: Biking Boulder
Tyler H. Boyd
Each sport has it’s own culture and here we get a glimpse of bike culture. Now if only I didn’t feel like I was going to die every time I tried to ride my bike up a hill I might actually try it.
Culture :: Life Drawings
How do you make a scene in the round interesting to the viewer’s eye when they can only have one point of view at time? I think this film has found the answer.
Wriggles and Robins
Not only does this video take something that can be fairly still and turn it into fluid motion, but it takes nudity (which we usually view as taboo) and turn it into something beautiful and natural.
Culture :: Black Rock City
Do you remember how in college you end up making up ridiculous games that you found absolutely exhilarating and were the perfect excuse not to write papers or study for tests? You know, like sock wrestling, or hallway jousting or indoor slip ‘n slides that ran the whole length of the boys 3rd floor wing. Wouldn’t it be fun to try those out now, to let some of that stress of every day life feel silly again? I think I’ve found the place that lets you do those things again:
Anders Christian Rasmussen
This place looks wild and un-inhibiting. I think the dust would probably bother me, but there’s something about this festival that makes you wonder how do we go from the silliness that we can so easily create at one point and then slip back into the practicality of work and every day life?
Award Season :: Making Us Smile
Dir. Constance Marks
So many documentaries we see are about heavy topics- war, injustice, disadvantage. This film just makes you smile. Just as Elmo intended.
Fresh Start :: Rushing water
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/34169308 h=360&w=640]
by Andy Maser
This video is special to me for a several reasons:
- Dam removal is restoring the ecology and culture to Washington state- my home state.
- It reminds me of summer adventures in Rainier National Park and motivates me to head outside more.
- Last year I was part of a video project that delved into something related to this topic. Someday I will share more about the project.
- I’m a huge fan of water sports- swimming, sailing, rowing, kyaking etc. Ironically enough this video features river rapids, which I’m not a fan of, but I blame that on getting trapped under a raft during a rafting accident a couple of years ago. River rapids aside, I love rivers for their beauty, for giving us life and their ability to take us back to nature.
This film is a new start for rivers in Washington state, for the salmon and demonstrates how we’re looking back on our actions and attempting to restore something that we originally ruined.
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