It's always good to have something to aspire to. Although this is a promotional piece for Stella Artois, the storytelling and documentary filmmaking technique have a purity to them. We often think commercial work is somehow tainted, but when I see this I wonder who wouldn't want to make this video.
Stop 4 – Made in Kitchener Walking Tour
It's hard to believe that not too long ago 1000s of people lined King Street, from Waterloo to Kitchener to watch the Labour Day parade. This video from the Made in Kitchener Project tells the story of The Clown, The Horse and The Labour Day Parade. Take a look.
Night Reflections – College St. West
A portrait of my son Nick at a party to celebrate the release of a CD of his eletro-acoustic music Rife – nuances of monochrome and color, faces large and small, a complex, grainy patchwork of a late night on College Street, West in Toronto, Ontario.
Colour coordinated
I am always surprised when I'm traveling to see my fellow travelers neatly turned out. I usually feel (and probably look) like a crumple issue. I spotted this crisply dressed explorer on the AirTrain at the Newark NJ airport. I love the attention to detail, right down to the pink smartphone case.
Two men who help me find the stories at inReach
Both my grandfathers were sawyers. Men who operated the main saw in lumber mills in the 1940s and 50s – a job long ago turned over to machines. Aside from this, they were very different men. My maternal grandfather, Tom built his own sawmill powered by a diesel engine. Quiet, serious and introverted, he built … Continue reading Two men who help me find the stories at inReach
