Skateistan (Documentary)

I'm eager to check out the documentary of Skateistan

Howard Jones + Vintage Dance Clips = Fun Music Video

Really fun video by Howard Jones - especially great for dancers. It makes me wish that music videos had a credit reel. The director, archivist, and editor should get props for this.

Marwencol (Documentary)

Marwencol is an astonishing documentary. The subject is great. Even more amazing is the director's ability to let the story reveal itself. Everyone should see this film.

Bubbles - the Father of Rhythm Tap

Wonderful clips of the "Father of Rhythm Tap", John W. Sublett, a.k.a. Bubbles, of the vaudeville team "Buck and Bubbles"

Footage of an Uncontacted Tribe

Check out the first ever footage of an uncontacted tribe on the Brazil-Peru border.

First Person Video: History of Gaming

History of Gaming from Florian Smolka on Vimeo.

Scary Mary

...and while we're on the power of editing to sculpt a story, I hope you've seen this one:

Beauty Academy of Kabul (Documentary)

Finally saw The Beauty Academy of Kabul. Highly recommended, especially if all you know about Afghanistan is guns and devastation. A great story about people.

The Way We Get By (Documentary)

Today I share with you a documentary about gratitude, love, community, and veterans:
The Way We Get By by Aron Gaudet

Campus Battleground (Documentary)

I am forever thankful that I worked on Campus Battleground. What I learned from the thoughtful students and teachers that we interviewed stays with me to this day, particularly affecting how I understand the emotions and rhetoric that have been everpresent since Sept 11, 2001. I urge you to see it and I welcome your conversation about it.

 

Ready, Set, Bag! (Documentary)

If you haven't yet seen Ready, Set, Bag! make a plan to find it. I absolutely loved this documentary. It's  a story about being proud of whatever it is that you've chosen to do - and that's something we can all relate to.

We Got That B Roll!!

This goes out to all my filmmaker friends: We Got That B Roll!!

Life 2.0 (Documentary)

I saw Life 2.0 at SFIFF and definitely recommend it. It is, at minimum, a glimpse into a particular time and (virtual) place. It's also a tale of longing and belonging (or not).

Silent Beats by Jon M Chu

Love this short by Jon M Chu.
Great visual storytelling.