Internets Celebrities
Created by Rafi Kam, Casimir Nozkowski and Dallas Penn
(The) Internets Celebrities make short and feature-length video essays. This has made them sort of famous on the Internets. Dallas Penn of DallasPenn.com and Rafi Kam of OhWord.com seek truth, uncover injustice and celebrate cheap eats with director Casimir Nozkowski. Employing a limitless cultural vocabulary, self-proclaimed celebrity status and some good ole-fashioned fearlessness and charisma, the Internets Celebrities are the Woodward and Bernstein for the YouTube generation. No corporate monolith is too monolithic to be toppled (See Ghetto Big Mac). No marginalized community is too marginalized to be championed (See Bodega). No Midwestern film festival is too Midwestern to be documented in a 7-part web series (See Internets Celebrities at Sundance Episode 1 - 7).
Head to InternetsCelebrities.com
for more info.
Crying, While Eating
Created by Daniel Engber and Casimir Nozkowski
Cryingwhileeating.com combines
two essential but dissonant human behaviors. In these absurd and private
moments, the subjects of the site's short video clips must find a way
to sob and chew at the same time. The award-winning website has been featured
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
Submissions welcome (:30 quicktimes to cryingwhileeating@gmail.com)
The Hello Curve
Created by Daniel Engber, Matt Lima and Casimir Nozkowski
Have you ever felt compelled to say hello to a co-worker with whom you have only the most tenuous relationship? You complete a trifling project together, and then, all of a sudden, it's an enthusiastic 'Hey you, how are things?' when you meet in the elevator. But that enthusiasm quickly wanes. The next time you see each other you say 'Hello.' A few days later in the conference room, a smiling 'Hi.' Within weeks even this modest greeting has devolved into half-formed grunts and ambiguous head gestures. Eventually, you just turn away. TheHelloCurve.com charts this social decay with a comprehensive on-line guide to casual greetings.
