“I gotta play Tetris with my time.”

Emily Qualey:

Wreck and Salvage:

Yard Work is Hard Work (excerpt, 2008) (by jodie mack)

I think I understand my leaf/snow blower neighbors a little better now.

Dani Sanchis

Sixpack x Ill Studio.  Via arielk:onlinecred.

When In Doubt, archive.org.

Here’s my submission for Tuesday’s MNKINO, entitled Paradise. The mystery meat for September was “transparency”, and even though I was one who suggested the theme, I found myself rather stumped.

So Monday evening rolled around, and with nothing yet to show for myself I went back to a long-dependable source of inspiration for last-minute filmmaking: The Internet Archive. More specifically, the Prelinger Archives — a massive collection of over 60,000 “ephemeral” films from decades past.

So let’s meet the cast: the starring role is filled by Looking Ahead Through Rohm & Haas Plexiglas (Part II), a 1947 film that “brings a glimpse into a wonderful tomorrow — a tomorrow where this crystal-clear plastic turns its amazing characteristics to beautifying the home.” In a strong supporting role is Heart and Circulation, a short educational film about the workings of the human circulatory system circa 1937.

There’s also a brief cameo by Here’s Looking (1939), and Caught Mapping (1940) was originally cast but didn’t make the final cut. Also of important note are musical contributions by Sun Ra and Cornelius.

Lou Beach, World of Men A.  (via arielk, but does it float)