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Award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Hervé Cohen talks about his latest project. Life Underground is both an online experience and an immersive installation, allowing viewers to meet subway passengers from all over the world and listen to their personal stories, dreams, and deepest thoughts. Hervé also worked on feature Ayiti Mon Amour, which was on the list for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2018 Oscars. Recorded live in studio July 1, 2018.
LIFE UNDERGROUND is a groundbreaking trans-media project that invites visitors on a journey through the subways of the world and into the personal stories of their passengers. Its main component is an interactive web documentary. LIFE UNDERGROUND has also become an immersive multimedia installation for museums and public spaces (including subway stations) featuring the same content but on large screens with a multi-track soundscape. Shot in over 17 cities, across 4 continents, in over 11 languages, by director Hervé Cohen this interactive web documentary and immersive media installation takes viewers on a journey into the subways of the world through the personal stories of passengers. Hervé Cohen is an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer and has traveled the world to capture compelling stories for international productions. He has also shot two feature narratives, in San Francisco and in Haiti (the 2017 Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film, AYITI MON AMOUR). LIFE UNDERGROUND is nominated for Best Short Form Series by the International Documentary Association. Director Hervé Cohen joins us to talk about his enlightening and humanizing look at a world where people have much more in common than not. To watch the film go to: life-underground.com Social Media facebook.com/lifeundergroundproject instagram.com/lifeunderground2018 twitter.com/lifeunderdoc
In this episode, which also appears in my Travelers on Travel podcast, award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Hervé Cohen talked about his latest project. Featured at South by Southwest (SXSW), Life Underground is both an online experience and an immersive installation, allowing viewers to meet subway passengers around the world and listen to their personal stories, dreams, and deepest thoughts. Hervé Cohen has traveled the world capturing compelling stories, including work on feature Ayiti Mon Amour, which was on the list for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2018 Oscars. Recorded live on July 1, 2018.
This episode is a journey into the art of interactive storytelling with storyteller and artist Hervé Cohen. Specifically, we explore the poetic and fascinating work that is LIFE UNDERGROUND, the major new immersive art installation and interactive documentary. Talking to Herve from his studio in the Bay Area. we deep dive into his creative process, revealing how LIFE UNDERGROUND evolved into a multi platform experience - and the unexpected way that the project was funded - which again shows that new models are opening up for original stories and fresh visions. And if you haven't yet, you can experience LIFE UNDERGROUND here: www.life-underground.com.
Bart gives us a brief history of interactive and transmedia documentary and we take a look at Life Underground, an immersive online documentary exploring subways and passengers in urban centers around the world. Also included is an interview between Chris and the creator, Hervé Cohen, at SXSW. Featured Documentary: Life Underground Website. Other Films/Articles/Organization Mentioned: National Film Board of Canada Tribeca Film Festival IDFA DocLab In Transit / 2015 (Director: Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David Usui, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu) Film Festival Today link by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: SXSW 2018 recap (including capsule review of Life Underground) Timestamps: 00:36 - Introduction 06:10 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews Hervé Cohen of LIFE UNDERGROUND 13:06 - Group discussion of LIFE UNDERGROUND Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)
Aujourd'hui à l'émission: Entrevue avec Hervé Cohen, cinéaste; Chronique urbaine d'Hugo Lavoie; Les influenceurs: Jacques Nantel ; Alex Harvey, fondeur ; Kouadio Frédéric Kouakou, père d'Ariel; Politique avec Yves Malo; Duo Marie Grégoire et Vincent Graton; Chronique américaine avec Philippe Fournier; Entrevue avec le comédien Émile Proulx-Cloutier pour le film La Bolduc.
Aujourd'hui à l'émission: Entrevue avec Hervé Cohen, cinéaste; Chronique urbaine d'Hugo Lavoie; Les influenceurs: Jacques Nantel ; Alex Harvey, fondeur ; Kouadio Frédéric Kouakou, père d'Ariel; Politique avec Yves Malo; Duo Marie Grégoire et Vincent Graton; Chronique américaine avec Philippe Fournier; Entrevue avec le comédien Émile Proulx-Cloutier pour le film La Bolduc.