Ticklinks: Autumn
- That Autumn Feeling - Moody.
- Kawkawlin - the most photogenic season.
- Autumn Glory
- Autumn Tune
- “Autumn” presented by Vidtionary
- last sunday
- Teens and Autumn
John Chiara, Camera Obscura
You can’t help but admire him.
Philip Bloom - Portrait of Siberia
One of favorite podcasters is Philip Bloom’s. Stunning photography, semi-private portraits. He threads the line somewhere between art/documentary/music video/technical exercise.
Watch it (more tomorrow)
Jakob Dylan - Something Good This Way
Seemingly simple but it is quite cohesive. Antville commenter:
…beautiful framing (the symmetry and that every shot has a deliberate ‘horizon’ across the middle of the screen). lovely grade.
Hoop Dream (entire film available)
This film is constantly voted the best documentary of all time. It is available in full at Hulu in 420p HD. Cannot get better than that online.
The film remains relevant just like it did when it first came out. Two young basketball players struggle to fulfill a common dream which is to make to the NBA. The two kids have contrasting styles and personalities, each story could have made a great documentary in of itself. But together, the stories highlight the hi’s and lo’s of each story even better. Once in a lifetime kind of movie.
Minor League Giants
A photo slideshow by Porter Gifford about little league baseball. Lovely.
Watch it (via Shoot the Blog)
Empty House
A short film by Sean Christensen. Visual effects by Torres Studios.
Download. (Quicktime)
Possessed
Quietly profound film.
‘POSSESSED’ enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions. The film questions whether hoarding is a symptom of mental illness or a revolt against the material recklessness of consumerism. When does collecting become hoarding and why do possessions exert such an influence on our lives?
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
A short animated film on the life of the great Japanese artist Hokusai.
This won the 1978 British Academy Award for Best Short Factual Film, and was written, directed, and animated by Tony White.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
via Cartoon Brew
Dapper Detectives
Two dinosaurs still roam the streets of NY with suits: Wall Street & Cops.
Betty Marisol Garcia - Firecracker
An elegant and tender film about an American female soldier who has the difficult task of leaving her 7 year old daughter in the responsibility of her mother as she heads off to war. Too much responsibility can also tear families apart.
Shooting the Stars
Ryan McGinley, the downtown darling photographer turned director turns out a sweet and smooth short for the New York Times.
Watch it. (Quicktime)
via ComputerLove™
Bullet Proof Vest
The black & white cinematography beautifully highlights the harsh realities of a “lost generation.” As always, when you let kids ramble on, you get the most truthful assessment of what a situation feels like. This is a classic.
Phone Sex Grandma
I hope you don’t rely on telephone sex to get your rocks off because this short documentery would certainly kill that. A one-joke short but the one joke is pretty funny.
Watch it - via Cinematech
Here’s Looking at You
An incredibly fascinating video. Though I am constantly reminded, I always forget how fascinating people are. This video uses split-screen to let us watch people watch each other. At every observation, the question of “how do people look at me” popped into me.
Definitely Watch this! - via Kottke
