Beautiful loser

The Beautiful Losers film ... in their own words:

"Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural movements of a generation. In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories...speaking to themes of what happens when the outside becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth."

Beautiful Losers film trailer from beautifullosersfilm on Vimeo.

King of Kong - Video game documentary

Tonight I'll be going to Doc Lounge to have a beer and watch King of Kong.

Ebbe the movie

Yesterday, on my way to Doc Lounge, I was on the phone with Chelsea in San Francisco. I told her I was on my way to see a documentary about Ebbe Carlsson. In the 80s his name spread like a rash all over the media. Ebbe caused the biggest scandal in modern swedish history. But it is totally weird to try to explain to someone who is not from here... and the fact that I hadn't had my tenth birthday when the whole thing happened doesn't make it easier... I told Chelsea he was chief of police or commisioner or something (as I remembered he was involved with the search for the person who murdered Olof Palme)... but the scandal was in fact that he wasn't. He was a book publisher with very good connections. This is like the best documentary I have seen in a really long time...sadly this trailer is only avaliable in swedish.

Documentation

'you ever thought about documenting your work-process?

This is amazing.


Science Machine from Chad Pugh on Vimeo.

I.O.U.S.A.

So, what is up with US ecconomy? The documentary I.O.U.S.A. is a good atempt at explaining.

"To the U.S. economy what 'An Inconvenient Truth' was to the environment." – Reuters

Division of Laura Lee (part II)

Friday night Abbas showed me the documentary he made for the centralpark video. Division of Laura Lee are cool so don't miss out on the videos being published one by one on their site leading up to the release of their new album.


Division Of Laura Lee - "Time Before Violence" from I Made This on Vimeo.

Surplus = Dem gone

I just watched Gentleman's "Dem Gone". It so reminded me of scenes from the ship recycling site in Surplus by Atmo. So here two clips for you: Gentleman & Surplus.

Gentlemen first...





If you wanna compare the actual scenes from the ship recycling site in India to se the simialrity with the music video check clip 8 from the middle forward...

Aching Heart - Det svider i hjärtat

Friday is the opening night for "Det svider i hjärtat" a documentary by Swedish film maker Oscar Hedin. LaikaFilm presents the film with the following text... (swedish

In 2005, Bosnian police raided a flat in Sarajevo, which was occupied by two suspected suicide bombers. Two young men were apprehended: Mirsad and Cesur, one from the small town of Kungälv outside Gothenburg, the other from the suburb Bröndby in Copenhagen. They had recorded a video with a farewell message. They were in possession of explosives and suicide belts. Both were sentenced to long-term imprisonment.

The media has approached this problem using simple generalisations and intellectual explanations. In filming the radical milieu for over three years, the documentary filmmaker Oscar Hedin entered a world behind the news headlines and found several young men who were seeking martyrdom - and he found new explanations.

This American Life

Last night after we got back from the country side and an awesome weekend me and Henrik went for a walk. We passed the hang-out called "special cliff" and the reggae café before meeting Frank, Agnes Lo and Nikolaj. We hung out and drank some wine with them on one of the little jetties. It became a great evening of everyone telling their own real life stories... I suppose that it was our shared liking of great real-life stories that led Agnes Lo to recomend "This American Life" to all of us.