Mankind is no island

Mike from metamike send me this heartbreaking film. It is this years winner at Tropfest NY, world’s largest short film fest.
The 3 ½ minute film, made by Jason van Genderen, was shot entirely on a cellphone, on the streets of NY and Sydney and took home the top $20,000 prize.
Van Genderen uses street signs and billboards to illustrate poverty and homelessness in the mentioned capitals.

Amazing how typography can hit you right in the hearth. I’m a little confused if the used music is the right choice for this film. Is it too much, too sentimentally?

Listen to this audio conversation with Jason van Genderen at ABC Newcastle.