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Hermit Crab Migration by Steve Simonsen:

Hermit Crab Migration
This morning I received an urgent telephone call from my good friend Pam Gaffin. She was terribly excited about an event that was happening before her eyes. Pam told me it was a migration of soldier crabs also called hermit crabs and there were millions and millions of them she likened it to the migrations of Serengeti. I didn’t need to hear anymore, I loaded my car with cameras and was out the door. Pam told me that this began this morning at sunrise at Nanny point near Concordia. I have heard about this migration for years and knew that it occurred in August, I can’t tell you how happy I am that Pam called. Pam you’re my hero.

Bottle Cap Blues by chris sumers:

This is a short film that I was a part of for Adam Young’s solo Art Show at Common House Gallery entitled: Songs of the Early Riser. Adam had a concept for a video installation. I took his concept and put it into a video. We originally had 4 different edits looping at the show in his installation, but this edit is a compilation of my favorite clips from the three day shoot. This has been the most fun project I have been a part of to date. Sitting around with your friends killing a couple of six packs of beer trying to think of different means to open your next drink is pretty fun. I encourage you to try it.

Adam’s art is amazing. If you have an opportunity to pick up one of his pieces, I suggest you add an original to your collection. He is one of the best dudes ever…

More information/ reviews about the show can be found here:

http://common-house.com/2012/05/14/songs-of-the-early-riser-2/

http://www.vice.com/read/kill-the-engine-the-weird

Building the Shed by RH:

Construction of our garden shed at 120x normal speed. Shot with Nikon D200 and custom robotic motion platform. Music from Brad Mehldau Trio’s “Live” album.

Official DEVO Documentary: 5-minute Preview by DEVOfilm:

• [Operated by JEFF E. WINNER] • Produced in cooperation with DEVO, this authorized feature-length documentary has been in development for 3 years. Although the band has been notoriously secretive for nearly 4 decades, they granted us unprecedented full-access to their personal inner-workings and daily lives while on the road, backstage, and at home. Featuring new interviews with contemporaries (Iggy Pop), and fans (Dave Grohl, Tony Hawk), the official film reveals the truth about this important and misunderstood band. From their mysterious origins during the 1970 Kent State shootings to their latest album and tours, this film tells the funny and fascinating story of de-evolution. Help us get this film edited, mixed, and to the festivals: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409838010/authorized-devo-documentary-film

The Art of Making, Alma Flamenca by Dimitris Ladopoulos:

Pieces of wood, love, knowledge and 299 hours of work, condensed in a 3 minute film. The new episode from the series ‘The Art of Making’, titled ‘Alma Flamenca’, is available for you to enjoy.

The ‘Art of Making’ series aspires to display and highlight certain people, which go against the spirit of today’s pessimism and desperation. They dare to dream and create with zeal and imagination. Armed with passion for knowledge and emotion, they attempt to combine the precision of science with the elegance and resourcefulness of art. We thank them wholeheartedly for their contribution.

Directed & VFX – Spiros Rasidakis, Dimitris Ladopoulos
Director of photography – Nikos Mexis
Editing – Yiannis Kostavaras
Sound design – Nikos Tsines
Guitarist & composer – Edsart Udo De Haes www.edsartudodehaes.nl
Guitar maker – Vassilis Lazarides www.lazaridesguitars.com

visit film page at www.deepgreensea.net

Benton Family Cure by Jennifer Davick:

Allan Benton is the god of bacon and slow cured hams.

Since 1973, he has operated from a modest, green-painted cinderblock building just off Highway 411 in Madisonville, Tennessee. It’s a little spit of a town in the eastern part of the state backdropped by the Smoky Mountains.

Allan has gained nationwide fame among chefs and foodies. His bacon, ham and prosciutto are sacred and used in the kitchens of Thomas Keller, David Chang, and Sean Brock to name a few.

[Text by Tanner C. Latham]

CURED by UM Media Documentary Projects:

This short film by Joe York profiles Madisonville, Tennessee’s world-renowned bacon and country ham producer Allan Benton.

For the Love of Beer Trailer by Lingering Illocutions:

For the Love of Beer is a documentary devoted to the stories and the passion of the women involved in the Pacific NW beer community. For the Love of Beer is currently raising funds to continue production throughout 2010.

Check out www.fortheloveofbeer.net or Facebook: For the Love of Beer for more information on the project and how to donate.

A Portrait: Olli Salumeria by Bureau Of Common Goods:

This is a portrait of Olli Colmignoli, a fourth generation salumi maker. Founded in 2010, Olli Salumeria brings the tradition of artisanal salumi-making from the old world to the new. Commissioned to film a portrait of one of the founders, Olli Colmignoli, we visited the team just outside Richmond, Virginia, to see how they make salumi (and sample some of the very delicious products). The result is a film that captures their passion for the centuries-old craft of curing meats, as well as the ways in which good good brings people together.

http://bureauofcommongoods.com
http://www.ollisalumeria.com

DIY Home Bacon Smoker by Open Air Publishing:

Expert butcher Tom Mylan teaches you how to make a DIY backyard bacon smoker with $99 in parts from Amazon / Home Depot.

Video excerpt from “The Better Bacon Book,” by Open Air Publishing. See the one-minute trailer at http://openairpub.com/bacon