You can stop begging, dm'ing, contacting my parents (you know who you are) because the MUSIC VIDEO for my song HAMPER is finally here!!! This is for anyone who's ever not put their clothes away... but instead put them in the hamper to deal with another day!! Bars!!
Shout out @technohalloffame for making the song with me and @eli.speigel for the epic vid!!!
#comedyskits #parodyvideo #musicvideoparody #comedyvideo comedymusic
“How much should you sacrifice to make a film?”
Director Eli Speigel gets real about funding Tastemaker—from taking risks to making sure collaborators actually gain something, even when budgets are tight.
There’s passion… and then there’s reality. 🎬
#BOOMFilmFestival #IndieFilm #Filmmaking
Trailer time again. This time in the form of Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. You can see it as part of @dontbesopolitical ‘s screening at @revuecinema on May 24th!
Always fun to cut these, doubly so when it’s a visual spectacle like this. Triply so when the song is a sonic spectacle like Heroes and Villains by The Beach Boys.
See you there for the movie and Zach Wortzman’s Q&A beforehand with a special guest.
Tasty Morsels (directed by @eli.speigel ) will be having its world premiere at our screening of CYCLEMAHESH on May 7th!
Eli is the first guest for our new original series, "Perfect 10 Films".
Join us at Cinecycle at 8pm on May 7th! Tickets will be PWYC at the door.
Hot dog! The good people at @truthanddareseries are going to premiere my latest short doc, Tasty Morsels, in front of the excellent CycleMahesh at CineCycle on May 7th. And to celebrate, I am showing you the trailer I made for it (cropped to 1:1 framing!).
This little doc is the result of me trying to figure out who is behind the mysterious @morsels.website music label… at one point I’m all the way in a rural town north of Leicester in England. At other points, I’m pointing a camera at @coachjetha@garden__apt@ron_nizamov and @tylerbudd and occasionally at @natmarshnat .
Come on out on Thursday May 7th, and pile into CineCycle won’t ya?
WON’T YA???
We’re onto Fitzcarraldo! Please enjoy my trailer for @dontbesopolitical ‘s screening of Werner Herzog’s (and maybe the world’s) most ambitious movie, Fitzcarraldo, at @revuecinema on April 12th.
Very fun to cut this one. And always extra fun when I get to use a King Crimson song. Old heads will say this is the second time I’ve done that… and I will say I’d do it again!
See you there for the movie and Zach Wortzman’s Q&A beforehand with a special guest.
“I WANT MY OPERA HOUSE!”
What if your “algorithm” wasn’t an algorithm at all? 👀
Tastemaker by Eli Speigel takes a bold, bizarre premise and turns it into something funny, eerie, and way too believable. A world where real people are secretly shaping your tastes? Yeah… it hits different.
With sharp performances, a unique tone, and a concept you won’t forget, this is indie filmmaking that stands out.
As the protagonist finds himself before a dead body of a friend who has taken his life by suicide, leaving behind only a brief note, a traumatic event gets nestled within the plot. At the same time, another potentially violent event involving a gun is unfolding. Head to the link in bio to watch how the two encapsulate the strange reality of ‘Gone Fishin’’.
Credits:
Cast: @joellbaby , Corey Pope, @topsecretbadboy , Vitamin Steve, Braden Sitter
Director, editor, writer: @eli.speigel
DOP: @julsssssssssssssssss
Music: @paleeyesmusic , @1000000000000000000000000likes , Twin Mask
Producer: Joshua Rosen, Dan Feldman Green, @cobyjoneser
Tastemaker by Eli Speigel imagines a bizarre world where recommendation algorithms are secretly powered by human spies observing people’s lives. What begins as quirky comedy slowly shifts into eerie science fiction, exploring how small reactions can affect the unseen people behind the systems that shape our tastes.
#ShortFilm #IndieFilm #SciFiShort #FilmFestival
A new month, a new trailer for @dontbesopolitical ‘s screening of Alejandro Landes’ Monos. A movie I hadn’t seen until recently and loved! You can see it at the @revuecinema on March 29th, as well as a talk with Zach Wortzman and a special guest.
Also, I got to use a This Heat song (A New Kind of Water) for a trailer, which is really big news if you’re me.
And yes, that is Rico from Hannah Montana
Forget Toronto, there’s a new festival in Ontario I care about more, and it’s the @kingcanfilmfest in Kingston, Ontario! You’ll see me there on February 28th in support of my short, Tastemaker… but you might see me there other days too 🤷♂️
Please enjoy this still of @dollyfuckingparton from the movie and the festival’s laurel.
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Wow, can you believe that I forgot to post this absolute gem I shot for @samsamburns and @brandonamcomedy ? Yes it was very cold, but I was kept warm by LAUGHTER. The vid is also on YouTube! Good!
