Documentary: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design (2017)

Designing to solve a problem for someone.

Reflection
A look into the art of designing footwear (especially shoes) through the eyes of Tinker Hatfield. Tinker's vision of designing for the future, adding meaning and capturing stories is imbibed in all his creations. His story sheds light on the importance of studying the subject and its needs (i.e. the users feet in the realm of footwear design). It also captures the sacrifice, effort and time that goes behind making remarkable designs.

Documentary Details
'Tinker Hatfield's Footwear Design' is the second episode of a Netflix original documentary series called 'Abstract: The Art of Design'. The series highlights artists in the field of design. The series was created by former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich.
Series Name and Year: Abstract: The Art of Design and 2017
Creator: Scott Dadich
Episode Name: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design
Episode Director: Brian Oakes
Episode Writer: Chris Chuang (story consultant)
Episode Cinematography: Clair Popkin
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh

Documentary Series Trailer

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About Tinker Hatfield

Tinker Linn Hatfield, Jr., (born April 30, 1952, Hillsboro, Oregon) is an American designer of numerous Nike athletic shoe models like Air Jordan 3, the twentieth anniversary Air Jordan XX, and other athletic sneakers including the world's first "cross training" shoes, the Nike Air Trainer. He is one of Fortune magazine's "100 Most Influential Designers" of the 20th century.







 



(Extra) Designers Lane

A TEDxPortland talk by Tinker Hatfield in 2011.

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Post Sources
Netflix Documentary Series: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80057883
Documentary Details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract:_The_Art_of_Design
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418656/?ref_=ttep_ep2
Document Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/DYaq2sWTWAA
Tinker Hatfield's Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tinker_Hatfield.jpg
About Tinker Hatfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Hatfield
Designers Lane Video: https://youtu.be/chhymGE3Xb4

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The Intouchables / Intouchables [ɛ̃tuʃabl] (2011)

A different outlook; A different life. 

Reflection
Our differences are meant to make us better and stronger. Sometimes we get caught in the dilemma of being truthful or being polite, most us would prefer to choose the latter but only a few of us have the courage to speak our hearts out and set the ball rolling in a new direction. 

Movie Details
Name and Year: The Intouchables(English)/ Intouchables [ɛ̃tuʃabl](French) and 2011
Directors: Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
Producers: Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou and Laurent Zeitoun
Writers: Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
Music: Ludovico Einaudi
Cinematographer: Mathieu Vadepied
Editor: Reynald Bertrand
Country: France
Language: French

Movie Plot
The plot of the film is inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Algerian caregiver Abdel Sellou.

Movie Trailer

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Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Intouchables.jpg
Movie Details and Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intouchables
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/0V8ZJ_8qARs

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Photograph (2019)

🎥 Everything happens in its time. 

Reflection
"Sometimes life sees you,
Sometimes you see life.
A different lens,
Offers a different view."  --- #PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
Name and Year: Photograph and 2019
Director: Ritesh Batra
Studio: Amazon Studios
Writer: Ritesh Batra
Cinematography: Tim Gillis and Ben Kutchins
Editor: John F. Lyons    
Music: Peter Raeburn  
Producers: Ritesh Batra, Viola Fügen, Neil Kopp, Michel Merkt, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani & Michael Weber
Assistant/Co/Jr. Producers: Martina Valentina Baumgartner, Jeff Rowles and  Cécile Tollu-Polonowski    
Line/Executive Producers: Sanjeev Mishra, Smriti Jain, Gaurav Mishra, Arun Rangachari & Vivek Rangachari
Country: India, USA and Germany
Language: Hindi, Gujarati and English  

Movie Plot
Two lives intersect in Mumbai and go along together. A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7778680/mediaviewer/rm457664512
Movie Details: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7778680/
Movie Plot: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/photograph_2019
Movie Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUL2z8Ps_Ik


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Gaon (2018)

Tries to hit the right notes.

Reflection
A look into the culture that exists in our villages and how under the mask of materialistic development we are hampering it. Makes you wonder about the meaning of freedom and the differences created by us. It also highlights the impact of technology on our day to day lives.

Movie Details
Name and Year:  Gaon and 2018
Director: Gautam Singh Sigdar
Producers: Neha Singh and Gautam Singh Sigdar
Associate/ Co-producers: Kishore Kanchan, Abdul Roase, Reem Haddad, Corinne Schineider, Farid Barsoum, Vinit Khosla, Adrian Billing and Yasir Khan.
Writer: Gautam Singh Sigdar 
Cinematography: Naiyer Ghufran
Editors: Adrian Billing and Gautam Singh Sigdar
Country: India
Language: Hindi

Movie Plot
This film is inspired by the true story of writer/director Gautam Singh Sigdar’s own village in Jharkhand, India. The story of a remote and isolated community which in the wake of modernity and technology begins to erode the very fabric of our village society.

Movie Trailer

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Director Gautam Singh Sigdar's Journey

Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://gaonfilm.com/
Movie Details and Plot:
https://gaonfilm.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6667252/
Movie Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/nx9REwfs6QA
Gautam's Journey Video Link: https://youtu.be/oDxc114BPe8


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The 8 Year Engagement/ 8年越しの花嫁/ 8-nengoshi no Hanayome (2017)

Love is patient. 

Reflection
"Clouds of hope,
With pain; sorrow; patience,
Some fight for life,
Some for love,
Some for dreams" --- #PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
The 8-Year Engagement is a Japanese film based on an autobiographical book '8 Nen Goshi no Hanayome Kimi no Me ga Sametanara' by Hisashi Nakahara and Mai Nakahara.

Name and Year: The 8 Year Engagement (English)/ 8年越しの花嫁 (Japanese)/ 8-nengoshi no Hanayome (Romaji) and 2017
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Producers: Daisuke Fukushima and Shinya Watanabe
Writer: Yoshikazu Okada
Cinematography: Koichi Saito
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Movie Plot
Hisashi and Mai meet at a restaurant and what begins with Mai's dislike of Hisashi's attitude turns into a story of friendship and love. Mai's illness hits her memory and twists their life. The story highlights Hisashi's unwavered commitment and Mai's fight to recall him.   

Movie Trailer

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Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:8-Year_Engagement.jpg 
Movie Details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_8-Year_Engagement
http://asianwiki.com/The_8-Year_Engagement
Movie Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXubV4fh0Eg


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Fighting with My Family (2019)

🎥 When reality meets fantasy !

Favourite Scene

Tryouts session for WWE. 

Reflection

Sometimes you move along and dream of becoming a champion, Sometimes you challenge the odds and become 
a champion. 

Movie Details

Fighting with My Family is a 2019 biographical sports comedy-drama film, based on the 2012 documentary 
The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family by Max Fisher, depicting the WWE career of professional wrestler Paige.

Director: Stephen Merchant

Producers: Kevin Misher and Michael J. Luisi

Screenplay: Stephen Merchant   

Music: Vik Sharma and Graham Coxon

Cinematographer: Remi Adefarasin

Editor: Nancy Richardson

Country: United Kingdom and United States    

Language: English 

Movie Plot

The movie portrays the journey and struggles of Saraya-Jade Bevis from Norwich, England to become Paige, 
the WWE Divas Champion. 

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources

Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fighting_With_My_Family_poster.png

Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_with_My_Family

Movie Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqF3VTv0cqU

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Swing Kids / 스윙키즈 / Seuwingkijeu (2018)

Hope in times of despair.

Reflection

What if we were confined to a place from where there was no escape ?
What would you do ? How would you stay afloat ?  

Movie Details

Swing Kids is a 2018 South Korean musical drama film based on the Korean musical Roh Ki-soo by Jang Woo-sung.

Director: Kang Hyeong-cheol

Producers: Lee An-na and Yoo Sung-kweon  

Screenplay: Kang Hyeong-cheol

Music: Kim Jun-seok

Cinematographer: Kim Ji-yong

Editor: Nam Na-yeong

Country: South Korea  

Language: Korean and English

Movie Plot

The story takes place in Geoje prison camp during the Korean War in 1951. 
Ro Ki-soo (Do Kyung-soo), a rebellious North Korean soldier, falls in love with tap dancing after meeting 
Jackson (Jared Grimes), an officer from Broadway.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources

Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swing_Kids_(2018).jpg

Movie Details and Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Kids_(2018_film)

Movie Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/GvWX6TvxyKU

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