Short of the Week #1

Hey guys, here is this evenings blog.

So I stumbled across this documentary on my break at work and I found myself glued to my screen the whole time. 

The story follows the journey of an MTA motorman who struggles to get his life together after a woman uses his train for suicide. 

It was the use of narrative from the mans perspective and use informative facts complimented with stunning visuals to complete this mans story. This is what really captured me and made me want to share this with you all.

MAN UNDER

PLEASE DONATE TO OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR THE FEATURE LENGTH NARRATIVE VERSION OF MAN UNDER BASED ON THIS SHORT FILM! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1817016287/man-under-funding-to-shoot-the-feature-length-vers Morgan Spurlock Presents A Film By Paul Stone Directed by Paul Stone Executive Producer: Morgan Spurlock Producers: Hector Batista & Claudia Huezo Cinematographer: Richard P. Ulivella Sound Design & Mix: Dan Hart Editor: Paul Stone Synopsis - Since 2010, over 250 people have been killed by New York City Subway Trains. Man Under takes you on the personal journey of one MTA motorman’s struggle to get his life back on track after a desperate woman turns his train into her suicide weapon, shedding light on the public tragedy of one of NYC’s darkest secrets. World Premiere 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Winner 2015 Miami Short Film Festival Official Selection 2015 DOC NYC Film Festival Official Selection 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival Official Selection 2015 DC Shorts Film Festival Official Selection 2015 Tacoma Film Festival Official Selection 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival Official Selection 2016 Short of the Week

Director: Paul Stone  Genre: Documentary   Duration: 12mins  

This documentary really changed my outlook on train suicide, I started thinking about how motormen really are the last people to witness such a suicide. That can really affect someone psychologically. The crew really is capture the theme and the story perfectly in this very well put together short and It was refreshing to see a documentary shot in such a way, using real suicide videos to really hit its audience! All in all a great short and if you have a spare moment check it out! 

Thanks for reading,

Jordan

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