The Oath – Documentary about a Former Bodygaurd of Osama Bin Laden’s
The Oath – Powerful Doc Today he’s a taxi driver in Yemen, but at one time he was a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden. His Brother in Law, Salim Hamdan, whom he helped recruit into Al-Qaeda, is currently a prisoner at Guantanamo. This documentary, directed by Laura Poitras, looks at the lives of these two […]
Read PostPUMA Ad – After Hours
Great Puma Ad – After Hours. Here’s a beautifully shot and scripted commercial that dares to break the patterns created by other sneaker ads. It could carve a fine little niche for the sneakers if the positioning works. The commercials’ words are elegant and lyrical, yet the voice feels like it’s coming out of a […]
Read PostThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly – Dark and Insightful…
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – Wonderful Movie… The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a film directed by Julian Shnabel, is perhaps the most challenging movie I have ever watched, yet it was lyrical and beautiful and enthralling. I don’t know how to beging to expain the story, other than to say – be […]
Read PostDiscovery’s Shark Week – Instant TV Audience
Shark Week – Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water… It has become a hallmark commodity for the Discovery Channel, the documentary network’s highest rated programming gathering an average of 27.6 million viewers (Nielsen) over the seven days of programming. Now in it’s 23rd year, Shark Week starts again […]
Read PostInteresting Video – Powerful Emotions
Quite an interesting video, this short piece is a gem! Here’s a very interesting video that ostensibly turns a speech into a powerful emotional message. It plays with convention, and it does so in a way that doesn’t overburden the story. It’s a well-executed production, I’m curious to know more about the design behind it. […]
Read PostSchool Communications Video – RCS Microfinance in India
This communications video that deweymedia produced for Riverdale Country School features a spring break trip that a group of students took to India. The production is meant to highlight the school’s investment of time and resources in its students world and community service by encouraging a student run microfinance group’s exposure to a land where […]
Read PostFunny Commercial – Honest Abe Lincoln For Geico
This funny commercial is a classic – extremely funny and extremely simple. Harping on one of my favorite themes – simplicity – it is a tiny slice of life, of reality…. played to the max. Abe speaks one word, but his acting says it all. Silence is comedy in this scenario, very funny stuff. Honest […]
Read PostThe Chase Family, Down on the Farm….
Farms are some of the most important businesses in America. Here’s a mini-doc about the Chase family. Watching this makes me miss my days last summer of traveling the country to interview farmers for our documentary, Farmageddon. It was a lot of work, but really made me appreciate the people whose efforts keep America fed, […]
Read PostAmnesty International Powerful Message, Works Everywhere
Amnesty International has worked to produce this clever and powerful ad. There’s a lot to like about this video. It’s short and it’s effective. It fully conveys its story and tugs at the heartstrings. The direction is seamless and the composure is clean, it really is a well-executed production. It works for a variety of […]
Read PostGreen Acres Meets Queer Eye – The Fabulous Beekman Boys
The Fabulous Beekman Boys – New Television Show What happens when two Manhattan Execs put book learned farming to the test? When this same sex couple bought a 200-acre farm in Upstate NY, the cameras were there, and now we get one more reality show to infest summer TV. It has all the elements of […]
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