Disclaimer
This film is a 30-minute documentary and is currently under consideration by film festivals. As such it would be deemed ineligible if posted in its entirety online.
Below are selected segments that I find encapsulate the three individuals in the film the best. I will only show this film on request, and by folks that may be looking to hire me.
If you would like to see it for hiring considerations please email me at
howdypartner@travismeadorsfilms.com
Synopsis:
This is a thirty-minute documentary film about an architectural graduate student from India who moves to Houston Texas. Where he enters “The Sharpstown Prize for Architecture,” started by an eccentric wealthy artist. Who is committed to building the contest winners’ design.
The story is of the journey of an immigrant to the US and how the merging of his native cultural influences and American influences lead to great design. It’s an exploration of the merging of communities, culture, and diversity and how that benefits not just society at large but design.
The Concept
The idea at the outset in telling this story was that the people involved in this contest were far more interesting than that contest itself. Even more interesting than the house itself. (Not to disparage the house, it is a marvelously designed house.
The characters range from quixotic, bombastic to reserved and meditative. And somehow, someway, these three people came from all over the world and merged together to create an incredibly unique story.
I saw this film less about the exploration of design and the intricacies that goes into that. To me, it was more about the connection and intersection of people and cultures. That not only went into the designing of this house but how those connections and intersections of culture play into all works of art.
People to me are far more fascinating than any technological or design achievement. Humans are complex beings that are full of idiosyncrasies, contradictions, influences, and different ways of being. These complexities are what make people so beautiful and worthy of stories.
That’s why the thesis if you will for this film is “As with life, stories are about people, not things.”
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If you would like to see this film when making a hiring decision, or if you just want to chat. Email me at:
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