A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
June 28, 2022
Original Title:
Building of an Identity
Genres:
Documentary | Music
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 57
Consisting of eighteen segments depicting what people need from life and what they add to it, the film puts an emphasis on sound and quiet just as much as it does on light and shadow. Featuring an original soundtrack by Erik Sutch and Lila Tublin, the movie was shot on digital video, film, and videotape over the last ten or so years in Australia, Chile, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Romania, the US, and Vietnam. It commemorates a decade of having a video camera in your pocket at all times ready to capture whatever is worth taking the camera out of your pocket for.
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