MINICONCEPTDOC #50: YOUTH

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In this first of the last three MINICONCEPTDOCS, I am pleased and proud to present to you a story by my friend, Dave Damm.

I have long been attracted to his stories. This isn't a revelation, so many people are. They have a rawness, a realness to them. They are, what I can only so obviously describe as, REAL LIFE. Real life. Not contrivance, not "reality television", not persona, no convention, but REAL LIFE. They contain happiness, sadness, triumph, disappointment. They are the DNA of Dave, and us.

To read his stories please visit http://davedamm.livejournal.com

For now, please take my interpretation of his journal entry Recess! (part 1)- Wall Ball, 1990:

 


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MINICONCEPTDOC #43: NATURAL

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Here we go with my meta bent!

We got films within films and themes within themes, people.

This week's MCD has a star. You will finally get to see and hear Theo Langason at work as he creates the music for this week's short.

The theme is NATURAL. I suppose I'm interested in how natural or arduous the art making process is, so it was a pleasure to hear Theo talk about what inspires, informs, and influences him and how a song comes to life.

THEN, I wanted to take the song from it's natural birth and apply it to a doc within a doc that captured the NATURAL theme. I struggled with what that content would be...

When that happens, I just drive, and think... I wander and lose myself.

I stumbled upon something I can only call sublime. The beauty of the scene was arresting. It was an experience both natural and unnatural, but I came away with nothing but completly inspired and wonderful thoughts. But... I'll let you decide.

It's only NATURAL:



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