I took this while I was exploring Morocco. The various texture, levels and the history of each wall intrigues me. I can’t help but wonder what events these walls have witnessed through each of their lifespans.
Tag: storytelling
Art :: Boundless
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/29498902 h=360&w=640]
Dir. Gregory Colbert
I thought this was the perfect transition from “Award Season” to “Art”. Ashes and Snow truly is a magnificent piece of film art and should be recognized for it. I consider this an art film beyond the image as the metaphoric meaning is artful enough.
As described by the director:
“Gregory Colbert’s Ashes and Snow feature film captures extraordinary moments of contact between people and animals as seen through the lens of the artist’s camera on more than thirty expeditions to some of the earth’s most remote places. Written, directed, produced, and filmed by Gregory Colbert, it is a poetic field study that depicts the world not as it is, but as it might be—a world in which the natural and artificial boundaries separating humans from other species do not exist. The viewing experience is one of wonder and contemplation, serenity, and hope.”
Award Season :: Sound Waves
Dir. Lindsey Dryden
What would you do if you couldn’t hear the way you used to or as everyone else does? I like that this film addresses a topic that many of us don’t often think about, if ever. It turns sound waves into something visual and transports the audience with ‘normal’ hearing capabilities into the worlds of three individuals who can’t hear the way that most of us can, yet music is a huge part of their lives.
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.
Award Season :: Freedom of Speech
Dir. Fredrik Gertten
Did you ever see the documentary BANANAS!* ? If you haven’t, its not too surprising- especially if you’re living in US. Swedish director Fredrik Gertten made a film about the treatment of workers on Dole Food Company banana plantations in Central America. Right before the film’s release at the Los Angeles film festival, Dole threatenend a lawsuit against Gertten for slander if he did not cease and desist the showing of his film. BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* documents the personal and company experience through the legal ordeal for Gertten to show his film. Although not viewable depending on your location, this film is an important reminder of how vulnerable filmmakers can be and questions how free are we to speak our mind.
Award Season :: Sugar Man
You’ve probably heard of this film a lot recently because it’s been nominated for an Oscar and won awards at Sundance, so the fact that I’m talking about it probably doesn’t seem all that surprising. But I really do love this film and I think that it deserves all the praise that it’s receiving.
Chasing Ice
Check out the movie website and find where it’s screening near you at http://www.chasingice.com/
I don’t think there was anything I didn’t like about this film (yes, I saw the film in its entirety at the Sheffield Doc Fest last June)- except for the grave condition that our climate is in. Even if you aren’t interested in environmental documentaries, the cinematography is gorgeous and the story of how the team put their well-being at stake to capture these images is inspiring. I won’t say any more in case I spoil it for those of you who haven’t seen it. But I leave this question to you: What lengths would you go to to tell the world of something that you are passionate about?
‘Four minutes’ worth of Drawing
Earlier this year, I read The Old Man and the Sea, by Earnest Hemingway. I thought it to be an interesting metaphor of life- the struggle and determination against the challenges of life and the support that we get from others.
by Marcel Schindler
I love this video interpretation of the book. Plus, it makes me wish that I were better at drawing.
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