Sunday, September 24, 2017

The Beaches of Agnès (Varda, 2009): Mini-Film Review

This is my short love letter to The Beaches of Agnès (Varda, 2009), a documentary I'm grateful to have seen and would recommend. It is off the wall--at times loose (the camera captures household mirrors placed on a beach) and at times structured (interviews and historical footage)--as it questions what film is and how it is that a great filmmaker, Agnès Varda--both director and subject of the camera--finds herself, and finds herself in the story of film. 

In doing so she gets the last word in each of the conversations she depicts and participates in, from the French New Wave to the present. But she doesn't resolve as the story keeps on going.

#skatethru: Skateboarding Through Various Spots, Pt. 2

Here's a series of leisurely videos of riding through a handful of spots in Oregon and California. Part 1 of this #skatethru series, with videos from China and Korea can be viewed at this link. Thanks for viewing!

San Clemente State Beach Campground, CA (2017)

Myrtle Point Skatepark, OR (2017)

Ocean Beach, CA (2016)