A KickStarter Campaign: In Pursuit Of Silence - A Documentary Film
A documentary exploring the value of silence, our relationship with sound, and the implications of living in a noisy world.
And there was this: A Sound Tour of New York City
I AM BIG BIRD Trailer (by Copper Pot Pictures)
I AM BIG BIRD is a feature-length documentary about Caroll Spinney, who has been Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969… and at 78 years old, he has no intention of stopping.
78! So can’t wait for this. More on iambigbird.com.
Chasing Ice OFFICIAL TRAILER (by WeAreExposure)
Even the trailer is a must watch! And for fellow Portlanders, it’s playing at Hollywood Theater.
We wanted to make the best for the most for the least.
Eames: The Architect and The Painter. An excellent film on a great visual communicator and a studio ahead of its time. Inspiring.
Other memorable quotes:
- “Never delegate understanding.”
- “Take your pleasures seriously.”
- “I was happy being exploited by a proper master.”
Thanks for the recommendation to watch it, @westert.
Alter Bahnhof Video Walk
Viewers are given an ipod and headphones and asked to follow the prerecorded video through the old train station in Kassel. The overlapping realities lead to a strange, perceptive confusion in the viewers brain. Hard to document and harder to explain.
A strand on the future of visual journalism? I hope so. Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller are doing some real compelling work.
One hospital. Hundreds of stories.
Check out the official website as well as the in-depth Interactive Storytelling Project.
The Waiting Room Theatrical Trailer (by The Waiting Room)
The official trailer for “The Waiting Room,” a feature length documentary film exploring the daily struggle of patients and caregivers as they pass through the waiting room of Highland Hospital, a public hospital serving in Oakland, CA. It is a co-production between ITVS, Open’hood, and Peer Review Films.
So much on the web to watch and learn
Seriously, who needs cable? So much to watch and learn. From Eyeo Festival to Games for Change Festival, there are tons to consume and expand our thinking.
The interactive documentary Inside The Haiti Earthquake is one worth watching if you’re interested in telling interactive stories. Just don’t call it a game.
The best way to get people to stand up and pay attention is to get them to fail.
While you’re exploring, it’s also worth watching the collection of project ideas from the Knight Fellows at Stanford. Check out my friend Katy Newton’s Kon*Fab.
A Brief History of John Baldessari - The epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes. Narrated by Tom Waits.
“I will not make any more boring art.”
Brilliant. (via: @hellofromcath)
What? I’m The 40-year-old Virgin? And I’m also a father. =)
Take the quiz too!
Congrats to Therese Shechter for successfully raising the funds on KickStarter. Well done.
“How To Lose Your Virginity” Trailer from Trixie Films on Vimeo.
A web documentary is more than just a traditional, linear documentary transposed online. In addition to audio and still and moving images, a web documentary features multimedia tools that facilitate viewer interaction. “Web documentaries are clusters of information,”
Web Docs still isn’t the perfect term, but I’ve heard worst (ie: multimedia).
