I wrote that this was as good as any professional documentary I had seen. In fact, that didn't faithfully express my thought. “Derive” is actually better than many boring professional documentary I've had to sit through. It's only 5 mn but based on those 5 mn I'm pretty sure you can a 60 mn lively and interesting documentary.
I've read (or heard) somewhere that when a director loves his actors, it shows on the screen. Maybe it's just some silly myth. But there's such warmth and humanity emanating from the interviewees in this documentary! I don't think it's that often that a director manages to get that across. You've really managed to capture something of their individualities. In the end, I think it's that humanistic aspect more than the beautiful cinematography that made me like “Derive” so much.
I've read (or heard) somewhere that when a director loves his actors, it shows on the screen. Maybe it's just some silly myth. But there's such warmth and humanity emanating from the interviewees in this documentary! I don't think it's that often that a director manages to get that across. You've really managed to capture something of their individualities. In the end, I think it's that humanistic aspect more than the beautiful cinematography that made me like “Derive” so much.
