MIKE aka Young Spizzle aka Mike Lee & Me
I was perusing the web yesterday and decided to take a stroll over to Mike's Vimeo. You remember Mike, right? the quirky, film maker, director, writer. We went to go see the film Uncle Boonmee a few months ago. Remember? the long tortuous movie about nothing. Yea, yea, I'm still trying to forget that ever happened. I digress.
As I was saying I checked out one of Mike's shorts titled "Faux Pas" which is about a women who loses her wedding ring while cheating on her husband and later comes to grips with her actions after an encounter with a homeless man and tourist. "Faux Pas" is shot in black and white which enables the viewer to focus on the characters, their emotions, body language and subtle nuances in their facial expressions as a opposed to frivolous details such as what they're wearing, and, why doesnt this lady have a smart phone? It's 2011.
Towards the end of the film I got a little emotional as "Faux Pas" will resonate with anyone thats ever been in a relationship an is familiar with all the emotions that they encompass. the highs. the lows. falling in and out of love. infidelity. "Faux Pas" gracefully displays the universal feelings of love, and self reflection.
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In other related news another of Mike's short film's "Traum" will be screening at the New Filmmakers Summer Film Festival at Anthology Film Archives on July 4th at 7pm. tix are $6.
Check "Faux Pas" and the official teaser for "Traum" out here.
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