Dziga Vertov in New York

In the camera's eye a day passes within earshot of eternity, was Dziga Vertov saying in 1922.

(video by grandma3000)

The title is confusing; this 8 minute indie is written, directed, cinematographed, edited and produced, all in one, by Cameron Pearson. It's a tribute to Dziga Vertov, and by times you feel it's the Russian behind the camera. The same freshness, the same joyous taste for making details relevant. The people in the movie are the humble ones from New York, those struggling with poverty, yet there is a joyfulness in their attitude, an optimism, and here you feel again Vertov. It's also a tribute to Jacob Riis: you should read his bio in Wikipedia, it's astonishing. I would post some more photos made by him, here I give you only one, the most famous:

Bandit's Roost at 591/2 Mulberry Street, 1888

(Cameron Pearson)

(New York, New York)

(Dziga Vertov)

Cameron Pearson

It's high time to meet Cameron Pearson and his film & entertainment group, Advanced Order Systems. The guy sleeps 22-24 hours daily; otherwise he's gesticulating wildly or marathon surfing the web for porn. Eventually he'll pass away because that's the way it is. By that time he'll be survived by his hamster, the gentle Mr. Gimbels. Well, currently, as you can presume he's still alive and making indie films: these are big in Tijuana where Cameron Pearson makes a new indie while serving concurrently a twenty months sentence. Just kidding:) Here's his serious resume: born in Chicago, MS in Journalism from the Northwestern University, BA in English from Berkeley, MFA from UCLA, professor of film at the School of Visual Arts NY, adjunct broadcast journalism instructor at NYU. And totally immersed in the indie world: actor, producer, director, writer, cinematographer. I've just watched an 8 minute movie of him. This guy has genius.

• Dziga Vertov in New York
  

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