“Man in a Blizzard”

Roger Ebert thinks this deserves as Academy Award:

A New York City filmmaker who shot an homage to the 1929 silent film “Man with a Movie Camera” during the city’s blizzard sent it to Roger Ebert — and impressed him so much that the critic says the online video deserves an Academy Award.

 This film deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject,” Ebert wrote on his blog. “(1) Because of its wonderful quality. (2) Because of its role as homage. It is directly inspired by Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent classic ‘Man With a Movie Camera.’ (3) Because it represents an almost unbelievable technical proficiency.”

About the film and the filmmaker:

An extraordinary film by Jamie Stuart. Not only is it a wonderful evocation of Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent film “Man With a Movie Camera,” but consider that it was photographed during the Blizzard of 2010 and edited at lightning speed.

Also a reminder once again about how movies are primarily a visual medium.