burden. curse. life. unconscious.

so many ways to look at it.

really like fiest’s take on it as a collaborative effort (as evidenced by her work w/ broken social scene in years past). the new documentary on her grammy nominated album “the reminder” called look at what the light did now features great pieces from her “amplifiers” as she calls them.

brilliant trailer + concept. why isn’t photography more like this? or is it?

“it’s just more exciting to bring it to life with people.”

via holiday matinee
This week, I was lucky enough to attend a screening for the new documentary about Feist, “Look at What The Light Did Now.” The film follows the recording of Leslie Feist’s 2007 album The Reminder, and includes interviews with her “amplifiers” — everyone involved in the creative process, from laying down tracks to designing album artwork. I especially loved seeing how Montreal artist Clea Minaker developed the shadow puppetry that Feist’s live shows are famous for. If you like her music, or if you’re just interested in seeing an awesome artistic movie, you should check it out.

for some reason, i think of daniel johnston here too.

the greatest movie ever sold. should be quite the statement on the state of advertising + marketing. props to the sponsors who stepped up + at least acknowledged what the majority of us already realize about product placement + hollywood.

morgan’s been everywhere lately but caught a great interview with him on the mark + brian radio show yesterday.

if you’re into film or into bikes or better yet into films about bikes then your film festival is coming up. next weekend here in beautifully soggy portland, oregon filmed by bike will be rocking the clinton street theater (+ the entire street in general). the opening night street party is gaining a reputation of fun + the thousands of bikes make for great community.

if you’re around for some of the flicks there’s a mix of short films + a few new longer inclusions this year as well. there will also be a filmmakers panel after two of the showings. i’ll be spewing on one of those after the sat 5pm showing so if you’re up for an earful drop by. actually, stoked to be on a panel with producer kevin sullivan.

Our Filmmaker Q+A sessions are powerful nights in the theater, an opportunity to get to know the creative minds behind some of Filmed by Bike’s favorite movies.

When the LCD Soundsystem remade the video for their song Drunk Girls, they chose to film it with a cadre of Portland bikers. The result is a gritty party video. Producer Kevin Sullivan will be on stage to discuss this piece, why they chose Portland, how they found the actors and how they developed the rough-and-tumble concept of an underground tall bike jousting bout.

when you have it life is beyond good because it’s just getting better + yet there’s really no way to keep it on your side as by definition it has to end sometime. 2011 is rolling like this + while i couldn’t put my finger on it recently someone else was able to do that for me.

momentum.

use it wisely + keep it on your side.

that’s what happens with all the good projects, all the good stuff in general. i think 2011 is the year for it. can see it in this gallery of scandinavian landscapes for sure + imagine over the course of six weeks in an old “76 toyota corolla that peter boel just keep rolling with it. feeling it. it shows. fantastic work from what i’m glad to call my homeland.

here’s a start from something totally different. something with a bit of momentum though.

“i was an eager hustler + a reluctant artist. but the irony of it is that to make the hustle work, really work, over the long term, you have to be a true artist, too.”

jay-z, decoded