Documentary backdrop image for Max with a Keitai (2006)

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20065 minPGdoc-short

Max with a Keitai

20065 minPGdoc-short

Five minutes capture the everyday life of filmmaker Max in Japan's Taiheiyo Belt, using a mobile phone to document the city's video aesthetic.

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Five minutes capture the everyday life of filmmaker Max in Japan's Taiheiyo Belt, using a mobile phone to document the city's video aesthetic.

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Max Schleserdirector

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Max films daily life in the Taiheiyo Belt using a mobile phone. This five-minute documentary presents the Japanese megalopolis from his perspective. It captures the emerging mobile phone video aesthetic through the lens of Max's experiences. The short work reflects on the practice of mobile documentary filmmaking in an urban environment. It offers a view into the activities and surroundings that shape contemporary life in this densely populated area.

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