Body Builder (by DomestosAustralia)
The less you know what to expect from this long-form ad the better, but it’s definitely worth sitting through the whole 90 seconds to find out what it’s for.
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American Juggalo (by Sean Dunne)
This 23-minute documentary is disturbing, funny, enlightening, and very well made. Definitely NSFW, but completely and utterly fascinating.
Everything I love about a great documentary is in this short about the Gathering of the Juggalos, a family reunion of sorts for Insane Clown Posse superfans. The filmmakers all-but-ignore the music, choosing instead to focus on the crowd. It’s a chance to visit everyday people I’ve never met, sharing who they are in a place and an environment that I would never be in myself. It’s a peek at an entire culture I would never be comfortable in, and yet I recognize so many who are like people I have known.
There’s no narration, no judgement, no thesis to be fulfilled, no point to prove. Just voices being heard, sharing moments, emotions, speaking freely about a life they love.
This is the post-millenium Heavy Metal Parking Lot, capturing a piece of unashamed American culture and its people in their moment, being who they want to be. And they don’t really care what you think.
P.S. - photographer Daniel Cronin has a great series of portraits he’s done at this same event over the years with a 4x5 camera. It’s a great companion piece to this documentary.
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Tape Generations (by johan rijpma)
Fantastic, trippy fun. Simple ideas are often the most interesting.
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(via 1930s Fashion Designers Imagine Year 2000 | Open Culture)
“Ooh, swish!”
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At the Creek After the Storm (by Dave Cameron)
Shot, edited, and uploaded this after we had over 24 hours of nothing but rain.
I forgot I had even uploaded it, but here it is. Nothing special, but it was a fun way to give iMovie for iPhone a tryout.
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World of Class Warfare - The Poor’s Free Ride Is Over - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 08/18/11
This is simply The Daily Show at its best. Amazing. Dylan said, “The truth is just…a collage of pictures.” In the Daily Show’s case, The truth is just a collage of video…with commentary.
Cory Doctorow: “I swear, I don’t know why they air The Daily Show at night: I love it first thing in the morning, just the tonic to ginger up the blood.”
Exactly right. This is segment had me wanting to throw heavy objects at the TV while also wanting to hug Jon Stewart so much. The Daily Show is the best thing on TV.
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