The { } and — Questions Between an Engaged Couple

“The And” project is an interactive documentary series that films couples and ex-couples having difficult conversations. The project is a collaboration between marketing agency Noise, The Skin Deep and director, Topaz Adizes. 

Check out some other couples below or head over to The {    } And project.

 

Keisha and Andrew are a real couple who have been married for one month. Watch as they sit down for an honest conversation about what things they love and what annoys them about each other. Plus, learn what Keisha fears most about their relationship. Still haven't subscribed to Glamour on YouTube?

Ali and Andrew were college sweethearts who dated for seven years and then broke up two years ago. See what happens when they sit down face-to-face to talk honestly about what made their relationship fall apart (Part 1 of 2).

Salt of the Earth - A film about Photographer Sebastião Salgado by Wim Wenders

An unparalleled interest in and empathy for the people of the world marks the work of photographer Sebastião Salgado. Here is the trailer for the forthcoming documentary covering his life and work by the great filmmaker Wim Wenders.  

Check out the link below for more of Salgado's work. 

Salgado behind the camera

The Stunningly Beautiful Photojournalism of Sebastião Salgado

Movie of the Day - Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Happy People: A Year in the Taiga Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Werner Herzog Movie HD In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga.

I was absolutely mesmerized by this quiet and human documentary, narrated by Werner Herzog, following trappers making a living in the wilds of Russian Siberia.  

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25 Years of Streetfighter - A Documentary

Street Fighter elsewhere: 'Like' on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/streetfighter Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetfighter Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/streetfighter Google+ http://bit.ly/SF-Gplus ©CAPCOM CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Capcom has put together and extensive documentary about the Street Fighter games, players, history and culture.

See also Animated GIFs of Fighting Game Backgrounds

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97 Year Old Master of MS Paint

Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. His family introduced him to the computer and Microsoft Paint long after he retired. Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day moving pixels around his computer paintings. His work is a blend of pointillism and 8-Bit art. Meet 97-year-old Hal Lasko, The Pixel Painter. Director: Josh Bogdan (joshbogdan.com) Director: Ryan Lasko Editor/Writer: Josh Bogdan Director of Photography: Topaz Adizes (topazadizes.com) Original Music: Jarrod Pedone Original Music: Tyler Brown hallasko.com

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Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. His family introduced him to the computer and Microsoft Paint long after he retired.

Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day moving pixels around his computer paintings. His work is a blend of pointillism and 8-Bit art.

Meet 97-year-old Hal Lasko, The Pixel Painter.

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IndieGoGo Projects We Love - W.S. Merwin Doc: EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE WORLD IS BURNING

Feature documentary about the life and work of poet and environmental activist W.S. Merwin. Official Website: http://eventhoughthewholeworldisburning.com/ Director: Stefan Schaefer Producers: Williams Cole, Stefan Schaefer Cinematographers: Dan Hersey, Andy Rice Editor: Andy Rice Associate Producers: Edward Morris & Susannah Sayler Co-Producer: Karen Bouris

See also: Air by W.S. Mervin - Exclusive Video and Photos 

From the PROJECT PAGE:​

Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin has won almost every major poetry prize that exists, including two Pulitzers. His legacy is based not only upon his writings, however, but also the singular form of environmental activism and land stewardship he embodies. 

Now in his 86th year, Merwin has dedicated over three decades to preserving and regenerating native plants and palms on a 19-acre site on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii. Called the Merwin Conservancy, the preserve holds the most comprehensive private collection of palms in the world, with over 800 species. These tangible actions for the environment go hand-in-hand with his poetry, offering important insights for an era marked by environmental degradation, human disconnect with natural processes, and rapid climate change. 

Merwin is a vibrant, humorous and challenging subject, and has not been involved in a feature documentary before. EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE WORLD IS BURNING is an intimate portrait of a man who is often called a “national treasure.” 

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2 - Lost Rivers: The Documentary

Once upon a time, in almost every city, many rivers flowed. Why did they disappear? How? And could we see them again? This documentary tries to find answers by meeting visionary urban thinkers, activists and artists from around the world. Written & Directed by Caroline Bâcle Produced by Katarina Soukup Catbird Films, Inc (Montreal, Canada) http://facebook.com/LostRiversDoc

Here is a trailer for what looks like a fascinating exploration of the relationship between urban centers and the rivers that once supported them. ​

"Once upon a time, in almost every city, many rivers flowed. Why did they disappear? How? And could we see them again? This documentary tries to find answers by meeting visionary urban thinkers, activists and artists from around the world."

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Memory of Elena by ​Carolyn Forché

​​​​A Screenwriter - Philip Gawthorne

​Urban Elements

3 - Meet Our BBoys

A documentary about Bboy Dyzee (Supernaturalz) and the OUR Judging system. Featuring Dyzee, Born, Focus, Power Serge, Epic, Tich, Omac, Pedro, Janice, Moo and Bill. For CHINESE subtitle go here: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzg0NzQ0MDE2.htmlBBOY 日本語字幕あり Directing and Script: Hiski Hämäläinen Filming.

Meet OUR Bboys is a documentary by Hiski Hämäläinen exploring the controversial OUR Judging System and Bboying today through the eyes of Dyzee,Born, Focus.

5 - Ai Wei Wei: never sorry

You'd think that those folks in charge of handling dissidents and ​artists would learn early on that tactics meant to silence actually just amplify. Ai Wei Wei for example has reached a height as an international art figure not just on his work, but on what his work is opposed by. His complaints (even after being jailed for a couple of months) are available in English on https://twitter.com/aiwwenglish/ 

Here, ​American Alison Klayman, a first-time filmmaker living in China decided to follow Ai on film. It is a tale as much about his art as his way of being handled by the National government.​

​First-time American filmmaker Alison Klayman decided to follow Ai.

AI WEIWEI NEVER SORRY: http://thefreestylelife.com/ai-weiwei-never-sorry-documentary.html Named by ArtReview as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China's most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic.

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