Roger Ebert Says This NYC Blizzard Short Film Should Win an Oscar

We've gotten some nifty time-lapse videos of the East Coast blizzard, but in terms of capturing the beauty, hardship and sheer scope of the weather, Jamie Stuart's snow-covered, New-York-shot ode to the Soviet montage is the end-all. Roger Ebert is already calling for the film to receive an Academy Award because of its quality and technical profiency as well as its "role as homage." Indeed, Stuart's short Idiot with a Tripod does an admirable job paying tribute to Dziga Vertov's 1929 silent classic Man With a Movie Camera while still capturing the trials and tribulations that people (and dogs) endured at the hands of the snowstorm.

[Roger Ebert's Journal]



Comments

  • Anais says:

    Man, this video makes me miss NYC!

  • M. says:

    Roger Ebert is no longer relevant as a movie critic. He's writing bizarre books about cooking pots now.

  • Sharon says:

    Really well done. Thanks.
    Hey M, why do you feel the need to attack Ebert?

  • Anne Chastain Carroll says:

    I lived in NYC so I love this film. Who is Jamie? We need more information on the artist who created this love poem to the City. It is truly a joy to watch. A nice Enya song played over it would be the icing on the cake. Lovely!