Scroll down to discover how filmic images impact the lives of people that I encounter on the streets of Amsterdam. One story at the time and every now and then a film review of an upcoming film.
“Black Mirror. Het is zo’n sterke serie. Het gaat over de nabije toekomst, over hoe al die gadgets en de technologische revolutie onze levens verandert. Elke aflevering heeft zijn eigen verhaal en technologie. Er is bijvoorbeeld een aflevering over een apparaat dat alles opneemt wat je in de loop van de dag doet. . . .
“Even though the protagonist of David Fincher’s Fight Club (1999) is completely different than me, his struggle to be his own person is something I can relate too. Especially when I was in high school. . . .
“During my studies in Italy, years back, I had this struggle with coincidence or better said, coincidence with a purpose: synchronicity. For me that’s when the magic happens while making a documentary. Like for example Grizzly Man (2005). Life is full of synchronicities. . .
AMSTERDAM – Cinefiel en filmmaker Feargal Agard startte zijn blog en website ‘Humans of Film Amsterdam’ een jaar geleden vanuit zijn huis en kantoortje te Amsterdam. Feargal deelt naast film recensies voornamelijk de verhalen en foto’s van personen die hij op straat en in het dagelijks leven tegenkomt. . .
Today in Human and Hound fashion…
“I thought The Accountant (2016) was a very interesting film, but what stuck to me the most was that the father of the main character, Christian Wolff, raised him with the belief that he should overcome the hardships that come with his autism. . .
Camille Claudel (1988): “Naturally, I am a person who prefers to read books. It has been like that ever since I was a kid. Until I started watching films. . .
A Bronx Tale: “My first trip to New York in 2000 is connected to a sensation of happiness. For one month, I was visiting a friend who used to live on. . .
“Sense8 (2015) really made an impression on me, because of the connection that the characters have with each other and how they help one another. . .
“My profession is in engineering and I saw Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and I like the character Furiosa played by Charlize Theron. . .
“We’re waiting for our friend, but it’s okay if you take photos of us. . .
“I’m in the third year of Film school and the movie Into the Wild (2007) is one of those films that inspired me to occupy myself with raw film. . .