I really enjoyed Miranda July’s first feature film called Me and You and Everyone We Know. (My comments about it are here.) It is now available for rental on DVD and I highly recommend it to you. July’s work is deceptively simple (as well as her acting) but there’s something in the characters and ambiance she creates that just stays with you after the film is over.
A new DVD magazine called Wholphin was recently launched and it includes a short film by Miranda July. It’s called Are you the favorite person of anybody? and it features the filmmaker herself as well as the fantastic John C. Reilly. You can watch the short film on Salon for free but you’ll have to view an ad first. Don’t let that stop you. It’s a great piece. Wholphin Magazine describes it as « the closest thing to cinema haiku we’ve ever seen ». You cannot watch it and not wonder: « Am I the favorite person of anybody? »
God, I’m dying to make a short film again.
Je te recommande d’ailleurs chaudement Wholphin. C’est fait par les gens de McSweeney’s, et c’est g�nial. Sur ce m�me num�ro, il y a aussi entre autres un « documentaire » de Spike Jonze sur Al Gore.
Nicolas, sais-tu si le premier DVD �tait inclus avec les copies de McSWeeney’s vendues au Canada? Je pense que c’�tait le cas aux �tats-Unis.
Dans les abonnements oui, en tout cas. Et dans l’�dition de d�c/jan de The Believer. Ce qui fait que j’en ai deux. Je t’en donne un, si tu m’envois ton adresse.
Ou bien les Kinos sont super bons ou bien je comprend rien parce que m’semble que je vois des films courts aussi bon que celui-l� � chaque fois que j’y vais.
As I said, it’s deceptively simple. ;-)
Seriously, it’s not a grand piece of art or anything. I just like her stuff.
J’ai beaucoup aim� le film aussi… J’ai un peu « freak�e » quand le petit gar�on clavarde et parle de « poop inside and out eachother » ou qqch comme �a…
Mais c’�tait un tr�s beau film qui m’a laiss� un peu perplexe.
I shot a short film this summer with my own money. It was only 1200$CAD which we split four ways. We shot it through 4 weekends, with two main actors, and around 5 supporting roles. Pre-prod was 4 weeks considering we only worked on it during our freetime. Needless to say, its an ecstatic feeling to produce something. Although editing can be a hassle!
Hugo: Is your film available online? What did you cut it on?
Tr�s sympa ton blog!!
C’�tait digital, donc il a �t� mont� sur mon ordi! Adobe Premiere. Je n’ai pas l’intention de le mettre en ligne, mais si tu veux le voir email moi ton adresse et je t’enverrai une copie sur cd.