to the young, youth (195?/2008, 13 MB, 2:04 min) Poignant & beautiful work from DVblog contributor Brian Gibson gently & quirkily re-configuring footage shot by his late grandfather on a European visit in the 50s. Brian’s work is always striking, always affecting, but the secret extra ingredient...
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10365282 (2009, 1 MB, 14 sec) 10366629 (2009, 7 MB, 1:26 min) Here’s the blurb: In a wilderness at the heart of Berlin a strange apparition has landed. Simon Faithfull’s Mobile Research Station no.1 is a curious hybrid – half hi-tech Antarctic Research Station / half rusty-broken-dumpster. Using...
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Ladyfest (2009, 46 MB, 4:39 min) Second in Sebastian Hernandez’ neat documentary series on DIY/alternative lifestyles. I like the genuine respect & empathy Hernandez shows for his subjects, which doesn’t, however, preclude honest & three dimensional film-making. Once again Hernandez’ technical s...
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The Yes Men Fix The World (2009, 37 MB, 2:30 min) Coming to theaters in October, The Yes Men – Fix The World. They have an unusual hobby: posing as top executives of corporations they hate. Armed with nothing but thrift-store suits, the Yes Men lie their way into business conferences and parody ...
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Kissin’ (2009, 29 MB, 2:11 min) Doing what it says on the tin (unless you were anticipating a Russian concert pianist), a vid both charming & solidly made from Shawn Kornhauser & Nick Sullivan which somehow transcends its premise -“A Video About Being Young” , which it clearly is, but it feels l...
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Gas Zappers (2007, 61 MB, 5:45 min) “My friend Gemma advises me to create a video in order to design the game characters and figure out how the game should go so I did it. The video is done and I would love to show it to all of you guys but it all of a sudden got [...]
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Woodworms I (2009, 8 MB, 26 sec.) Wind & Styrofoam I (2009, 10 MB, 29 sec.) A couple of installations by Swiss artist Zimoun. Woodworms I is a sound installation based on live sounds of woodworms. In Wind & Styrofoam I, 5 stations generate unpredictable movements of Styrofoam balls.
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Truth or Consequences (2009, 90 MB, 10:03 min) Very nicely made and engaging documentary, first of three, all of which we hope to feature here, by Sebastian Hernandez, amply fulfilling earlier promise. Technically this work is even more assured. I have to say personally I preferred the politics ...
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Plane Days (Excerpt, 2009, 6 MB, 1:22 min) “Old friends. Young friends. Lovers and loners. They all wait, hoping, to see something they’ve never seen before. With a flask of tea or a bottle of wine to keep warm, every day is a new day around the perimeter fence at Heathrow. Every day is a plane ...
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a couple waltzing - spinning disc (1893, 4MB, 2 sec. loop) a couple waltzing - mirror simulation (1893, 2.4MB, 2 sec. loop) Endlessly fascinating work from luminary Eadweard Muybridge. Read more here. See more here.
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Brian Gibson – to the young, youth
