The Crow Video
2018 · 10m · USA
Directed by Karsten Kaufmann
Genres: coming-of-age, drama
Tones: contemplative, melancholic, tender
Four skater friends accidentally kill a crow during a casual day out, and the protagonist takes on the burden of giving it a proper burial before midnight. A skate video that quietly turns into a small moral fable.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
A skate video that pivots into ritual obligation — that's the kind of genre-rerouting I live for. Most filmmakers would have made the burial the joke; Kaufmann lets it stay heavy.
Hijacking the skate-video form for a death-and-obligation story without shedding its loose, low-stakes vibe is a properly Bressonian instinct dressed in Minding the Gap clothing. Excellent strategy.
Hijacking skate-video form to deliver a death-and-obligation fable without losing the loose, low-stakes vibe is a beautiful structural move. Bressonian moral weight in a skate-tape register is the rare combo.
Reviews
Some cool visuals and nice tunes complement the casual ride, an endearingly amateur snapshot of an age and a vibe.