Videos
The Figures
Happy Homegrown Duluth! I had to send a contribution from afar. I wanted to premiere my first short film on PDD. It’s a spooky little thing filmed in Duluth during a brief visit I made in 2014. The soundtrack is by myself and Eric Lyman, we record as Pale Wall. This film may be best viewed around 3 a.m. with a warm blanket. Cheers.
If you want this in your collection I have artfully packaged DVDs available. Contact jhuntzinger @ gmail.com
Video Archive: Homegrown Kickball 2004
Ahhh … the fresh spring air, clogged lungs and diseased livers. Scenes from the Homegrown Music Festival Kickball Classic of a decade ago, and the after-party at the Shaky Ray. The song is Bone Appetit’s “Drive Away.” Video shot and edited by Barrett Chase.
Fisheye View of Chester Creek
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwahk1r2xsw
Calling Out
Based on a silly little piece of literature by Paul Lundgren. Directed by Pat Fischer and Collin Goodspeed. Starring Rob Larson.
Thanks to the folks at the PlayList for arranging this weird dream.
Video Archive: Light Up the NorShor 2004
Here we are, ten years later, and the marquee at the NorShor hasn’t quite been lit up yet … but it seems like we’re getting close.
The “Light Up the NorShor” fashion show fundraiser was held on Feb. 28, 2004. There must be a video of the entire event somewhere; I seem to remember it aired on public access TV. The show was organized by Adeline Wright and Laura Scheu (who became Laura Ness two months later).
Spring Fever in Duluth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6FFcuR7HX4&feature=youtu.be
Road Trip to Grand Marais via Duluth
Shot and edited in a single day by Zac Anderson.
Northern Roots Food Documentary Glimpse
Do you know who grows your food?
Here’s a quick glimpse of the film the UMD Ethnobots (anthropology students in last fall’s Ethnobotany course) will be premiering at the Zinema next Wednesday, at 7 p.m. Thanks to Charlie Parr for the use of his song, “Jubilee.”
Writing Nature at UMD
For the annual Writing Nature event, Atina Diffley read and spoke at UMD. Diffley’s visit to Duluth focused on writing creative nonfiction, organic farming, sustainability and the relationship we all have to the land. It was sponsored by the UMD College of Liberal Arts as well as the departments of English and Writing Studies, and some brief clips give you a sense of her flavor as a speaker and a writer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81hsvzgTWAw
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What’s more American than PDD?
I don’t recognize any of the PDD community in this trailer. Were we all out of town when this guy rolled his Airstream through Duluth?
Michael Fedo read at UMD
Michael Fedo read at UMD, and at LSC. I gained a genuine appreciation of him as a humorist.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AfuV9VHDs
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Lunar Eclipse
In case you missed the lunar eclipse, here’s an abbreviated version with music.
The Sound of Breaking Ice
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZxKX3PPK_M
Pushing my camera through the ice at Stoney Point a few days ago.
Video Archive: How many geeks can you fit into a Kia Rio?
The third iteration of Geek Prom was held in 2004 at the Great Lakes Aquarium. As a publicity stunt, the prom committee decided to find out how many geeks could be crammed into a Kia Rio. Answer: 21. The more important question, however, was: Would the sight of it make WDIO-TV Eyewitness News anchor Dennis Anderson lose his composure? Answer: Yes.
R.I.P. Memorial Community Center
The community center building at Memorial Park in West Duluth is no more. The PDD Drone did a fly through on Sunday for posterity.
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Duluth Denfeld Sing-along Drone Video
Footage by Liftoff Aerials.
The Halls of Denfeld (alma mater)
Oh, we love the halls of Denfeld
That surround us here today.
And we will not forget,
Though we be near or far away. (more…)
My Duluth: Short film about saying goodbye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnhhwBA4cys
If you enjoyed it, please help me out and vote for this short film at rodemic.com. The grand prize is a bunch of really great film equipment, which would help me make more short films in the area and another feature! Thank you for your time. I hope you enjoy it!
Enger Tower inside and out
The PDD Drone takes an up-close and faraway look at a Duluth icon.
Duluth Man on the Street circa 1994
The low quality of this video is not just because it’s 20 years old; it’s also because I was the camera man and I probably neglected to white balance or something.
The low quality of the content is because it’s all made up on the spot. My then-UWS classmate Trent Jameson simply asked me to go shoot some video of people on Superior Street with him. (more…)
Helmet Cam: Shark Pilot, Diorama-rama
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbahU_ClTmw
What the Shark Pilot Helmet Cam saw.