Documentary

Beautiful video: ’100′ (5050 years in 150 seconds)

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art, General

In October 2011 Jeroen Wolf started documenting people in the city of Amsterdam, approaching them in the street and asking them to say their age in front of the camera. His aim was to ‘collect’ a group of 100 people, from age 0 to 100. What came out was this truly amazing video =>  ’100′ [...]

Short film: “In the Street” (1948) by Helen Levitt

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art

When I saw this amazing short film today on Arte, I was so impressed – I needed to post it here. “In the Street” is a short 1948 silent film shot in New York City directed and edited by American photographer Helen Levitt. It was shot with small 18mm hidden cameras and documents the grim [...]

Video: The Story of “Keep Calm and Carry On”

Written by Kai Fischer, in General

A short film that tells the story behind the “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster. Its origins at the beginning of World War II and its rediscovery in a bookshop in England in 2000, becoming one of the iconic images of the 21st century.

Video: Animated GIFs – The Birth of a Medium

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art, General, Social Media

GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, from functional to entertainment. Now, 25 years after the first GIF was created, they are experiencing an explosion of interest and innovation that is pushing them into the terrain of art. In [...]

Video: Mr. Happy Man

Written by Kai Fischer, in General

Exactly the kind of story that really is best told in a short documentary: If he was anywhere else in the world the men in white coats would lock him up and throw away the key. But this is Bermuda, and each weekday morning from 05:00 to 10:00, retired bus driver Johnny Barnes a.k.a. Mr. [...]

CASSETTE: A Documentary Film about the Cassette Tape

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art, General

A few months ago, the term “cassette tape” was taken out of the Oxford English Dictionary. As recorded sound continues its love affair with the downloadable, ethereal digital file, the tangible artifact is quickly becoming a thing of the past. “CASSETTE: A Documentary Film about the Cassette Tape” from filmmakers Zack Taylor and Seth Smoot [...]

Video: Deadvlei’s Winter Dream

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art

Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Deadvlei is surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world. The clay pan was formed after rainfall, creating temporary shallow pools where the abundance of water allowed camel thorn trees to grow. When [...]

Video: Afghanistan – Touch Down in Flight

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art, General

As each of us has his own impression of Afghanistan that is predominantly marked with pictures of foreign forces, explosions and terror, Lukas and Salome Augustin were privileged to have access to capture daily life and portrait some people of Afghanistan. “Afghanistan – Touch Down in Flight” – a beautiful, breathtaking video. Please consider taking [...]

Mannequin Skywalker – a documentary by lastnightsparty

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art

Everybody knows lastnightsparty.com, the website that shows a lot of trash, crazy and amazing pictures of parties all over the world. I wrote about lastnightsparty.com a while ago and called it my source of inspiration – which it still is. Merlin Bronques – the mastermind behind lastnightsparty – has just released a video called “Mannequin [...]