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“Please forgive us.”
Here it is — the video I made with Ariel for MNKINO #6: “FOOD.” The quote above is what Ariel had to say before we screened it last Tuesday.
Making this video prompted a lot of questions and uncertainties for me — enough that I was practically ready to bail at one point (glad I didn’t). Perhaps it’s worth noting that Ariel is a vegatarian and I’m not. One of the first mistakes I made was assuming that if a vegetarian seems OK with going through with this, then I must be too.
So under what circumstances is it acceptable to boil a lobster alive? Can one prove that, although symbolically more difficult than most other ways of killing animals for food, boiling a living creature is actually any worse? Are the ethical considerations of this act changed when one is filming it? What if it never gets eaten (it’s still in my freezer)?
I won’t bother you with any more of my moral hand-wringing, especially since much of it is covered in the David Foster Wallace essay we mention at the beginning of the video.
But I do have one question for you: know any decent recipes for frozen lobster?
Update: Upon re-reading this post, it strikes me as a little melodramatic. Despite my moral quandrifying, I’m happy with how it turned out and glad we did it!
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OK, so let’s get a little back-story here. Last summer, my good friend Adam invited me to come up to his cabin near Hayward, Wisconsin. That part isn’t exactly news, I’ve been going to this particular cabin every summer for years — even back when it actually had running water. BUT, this year we would be given the charge of completely tearing down one of the property’s two cabins.
I’m sure you can understand my giddiness at the proposition. In fact I just had to bring my camera to document the process.
Fast-forward to last Monday, 10:30pm. I was struggling to finish cutting together some found footage before the MNKINO “Non-fiction” screening the next day, and really not liking where it was going. In a desperate move, I started looking through some unlabeled MiniDV tapes to see if I could find something interesting. And then I found this.
You’ll be happy to know that the product of this video was put to good use the following weekend — although, sadly, I couldn’t be present to test it myself.
Get that full, backwoods flavor by watching the HD version at Vimeo.com.
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Check it out, the “Cut / Copy / Paste” videos are up! Get ‘em while they’re hot!
Next month’s theme is “Non-fiction”, and the screening is December 22nd. You know you’ve got a true story you’ve been dying to tell…
As usual, more videos and info on the website.
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My video for last Tuesday’s MNKINO screening, “Cut / Copy / Paste.” It’s called “November.”
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MNKINO #5: CUT / COPY / PASTE [ RSVP on Facebook ]Tuesday, November 24th; 8pm at the West Bank Social Center, of course!
More info at our website — and don’t forget to check out last month’s entries!
(photos, from top to bottom: J E Theriot, ~mary, Allen)](http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktg1lthCYC1qzgxwpo1_500.png)
MNKINO #5: CUT / COPY / PASTE [ RSVP on Facebook ]
Tuesday, November 24th; 8pm
at the West Bank Social Center, of course!More info at our website — and don’t forget to check out last month’s entries!
(photos, from top to bottom: J E Theriot, ~mary, Allen)
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Patti Smith and ufology. Are flying saucers real? Andy and I made this for MNKINO this week.
Was there ever any doubt? Ufology production photos here, and watch more MNKINO #4 videos here.
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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.
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Oh, hey — I never posted this video I made for the last MNKINO. The theme was ON / OFF, and the video was shot at Summerwork.
If you haven’t heard, this month (September 22) is Transparency. Also, a few updates to the MNKINO website coming soon…
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Guest Review: Mom Edition
Our Mendota Heights correspondent weighs in on the WBSC, MNKINO, and late-night text messaging.
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