‘Forest Man’ is a short documentary about an Indian man who planted a forest larger than Central Park.
Enjoy!
Since the 1970’s Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger than Central Park NYC. His forest has transformed what was once a barren wasteland, into a lush oasis.
Humble yet passionate and philosophical about his work. Payeng takes us on a journey into his incredible forest.
A cool short and entertaining animated film.
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A rock creature does what he has to do in this really short story from House Special. I love how expressive his face is; it’s the exact opposite of the “stone face” you’d expect. And since it’s just animation, you can laugh without feeling guilty.
Cancer, broken vertebrae, a bad knee, bad hips… Nothing stopped 86-year old Howard Quimby from tending his farm.
An inspiration to us all!
Howard Quimby is an 86-year old farmer who’s still active.
Shot and filmed in Marlboro, NY, just down the road from where I grew up, it’s an honor to document his story.
A Visitor From The Past is a short film for American patriots based on a poem by Thelen Paulk and directed by Stan Arthur.
The founders of our freedom must be turning in their graves!
Share this with everyone.
I had a dream the other night, I didn’t understand.
A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by my bed.
He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low, he said:
“We fought a revolution, to secure our liberty.
We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny.
For future generations, this legacy we gave.
In this, the land of the free and home of the brave.
“The freedom we secured for you, we hoped you’d always keep.
But tyrants labored endlessly while your parents were asleep.
Your freedom gone, your courage lost, you’re no more than a slave.
In this, the land of the free and home of the brave.
“You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun, permits to
start a business, or to build a place for one.
On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent.
Although you have no voice in choosing, how the money’s spent.
“Your children must attend a school that doesn’t educate.
Your Christian values can’t be taught, according to the state.
You read about the current news, in a regulated press.
You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the I.R.S.
“Your money is no longer made of Silver or of Gold.
You trade your wealth for paper, so your life can be controlled.
You pay for crimes that make our Nation, turn from God in shame.
You’ve taken Satan’s number, as you’ve traded in your name.
“You’ve given government control, to those who do you harm,
so they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm, and
keep our country deep in debt, put men of God in jail, and harass
your fellow countrymen, while corrupted courts prevail.
“Your public servants don’t uphold the solemn oath they’ve sworn.
Your daughters visit Doctors, so their children won’t be born.
Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores,
And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people’s wars.
“Can you regain the freedom for which we fought and died?
Or don’t you have the courage, or the faith to stand with pride?
Are there no more values for which you’ll fight to save?
Or do you wish your children, live in fear and be a slave?
“Sons of the Republic, arise and take a stand!
Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land!
Preserve our Great Republic, and each GOD-Given Right!
And pray to GOD, to keep the torch of Freedom burning bright!”
As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from whence he came.
His words were true, we are not Free, we have ourselves to blame.
For even now as tyrants trample each GOD-Given Right,
We only watch and tremble, too afraid to stand and fight.
If he stood by your bedside, in a dream, while you’re asleep,
and wonders what remains of our Rights he fought to keep,
what would be your answer, if he called out from the grave:
“IS THIS STILL THE LAND OF THE FREE
AND HOME OF THE BRAVE?”
Enjoy!
Our modern world is so peppered with text and type, most people rarely pay any attention to the typography of words. Linguists nerd Ben Barrett-Forrest is changing all that with his new History Of Typography stop motion animation.
He discusses how the power to express words all started with Johannes Gutenberg, the unofficial father of typography. From Gutenberg came thousands more typefaces, many of which we still use and see today.