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Patreon Q&A (Patreon)

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2021-02-07 10:12:58
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It's finally here, my big Patreon Q&A video! Hope you all enjoy it, and again; thank you so much for bringing me to this milestone! I'll set a new Patreon goal soon :)


For the ones asking about my favorite books, check out these links:

My 10 favorite books: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life10 more books I really like: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking

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My 10 favorite books: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life 10 more books I really like: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking 00:00 Introduction 00:38 What is your story? 01:38 Favorite films as a child? 02:10 Top 5 favorite films? 02:25 Favorite books? 03:08 Films that impacted specific life choices? 04:48 Do you have kids? 05:28 Why video essays? Biggest challenges? 07:41 Video making process/finding ideas/taking notes 09:15 Connecting personal experiences to a wider audience 10:45 Biggest relevation during research? 12:08 Are you religious? What beliefs animate you? 13:55 Do you plan on creating your own stories? What medium interests you? 15:00 How many films do you watch? 15:21 How many books/articles do you read? 15:52 Favorite comedian? 15:58 Favorite 'bad' movies? 16.20 Would you do audiobooks? 16:37 Why do we continue to tell stories? 17:34 What kind of stories do we need? What makes a movies important? 18:58 What makes a movie good or bad? Objectivity vs. subjectivity? 19:51 What do you think about Zygmunt Bauman's work? 20:13 What do you think about Byung-Chul Han's work? 21:08 Thought on the evolution of cinema?

Comments

Ed Dobeas

What a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing so much about yourself, your background, and your thoughts in general. Your video essays are a true gift and have created so many wonderful conversations with my friends. My life is just a little bit richer because of what you do. It’s a privilege to support your work.

MackenzieJ

Can't wait to sit down a d listen to this!

soham roy

feel so happy to watch the video and get to know u and speaking of voice , u have an unique voice which resonates with the content so much and makes the essay more so special

Anthony Bonet

Thank you for this very thoughtful video. So much of it seems to be wrestling with the seemingly irreconcilable dichotomy between the subjective and the objective. I submit that it is something with which every writer of conscience wrestles. We all would like for our subjective 'reality' to map neatly onto someone else's 'reality' but, try as we might, we cannot know in any absolute sense whether we are being understood. While I cannot know with absolute certainty that you and I see the same color when we say 'blue' there doesn't seem to be much to gain by dwelling on that unknowability. What 'feels right' is the paradoxical idea that the more personal a work of art; the more universal it is. We tend to get bogged down by details. We resist the notion that we all live the same life, insisting that we are all 'individuals.' I cannot help but think of "Monty Python's Life of Brian" when Brian says to the assembled crowd, "You are all individuals," and the crowd replies in unison, "Yes, we are all individuals," whereupon a single straggler says, "I'm not." So personal/universal or subjective/objective -- while I think it's important to remember these distinctions, I suggest that, ultimately, we cannot escape our subjectivity so it isn't really useful to dwell on it. I trust that your ruminations are sincere attempts to get at some 'truth' that works within your beautifully thought out frames of reference and, it seems to me, that's about as good as it gets.

Corey

Your forthcoming course sounds wonderful. Look forward to hearing more about it!

Jacob Schlachte

About the voice question, I really like your voice! It's perfect for your style of video and is very calming.

bwb

I am surprised by the voice comment, I think your voice is great, calming, very clear to understand and the pace is great. My wife has commented on how soothing it is to listen to your thoughts :).

Ben Reiss

It was great seeing you "in person". Your words and thoughts are important even without any film context, and really resonate with us. thank you, many greeting, from 2 docu filmmakers Ben & Sina

Michael Ilasi

Great finally having a face to the voice. Tree of Life is also my favorite film. (Arrival and Alien are up there as well).

Michael Ilasi

Your grasp of film, your knowledge of philosophy and metaphysics, and your gentle way of engaging an audience combined with the profound insights...are a blessing in my life. You have helped me rediscover my purpose. A sort of confirmation for me. Also your editing is spot on...you may not have a background in production but you UNDERSTAND film so deeply and so profoundly -and your gift for transmitting these insights is astounding.