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It's All About Apples
Creator(s):
Joanie Tobin
location:
Mayfield, Ky. As owner of Mathis Orchard, Coleman Mathis, 75, deals with much more than one apple a day. However, the doctor is no longer keeping his distance. Coleman’s age and health, along with the increasing cost of production, make him think about finally slowing down – one of these days.
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Thank you for the video. It reminded me of my mother's memoir (The Orchard, A Memoir by Kitty Crockett Robertson) of running and trying to save the family farm, the family apple orchard, during the 1930's in Massachusetts. I hope someone can come along and take over his farm and that it does not end up as my mother's did.
Ms. Tobin, This is lovely!
Ms. Tobin,
This is lovely! Thank you. I think you have captured a piece of Americana that is rare and lacking. I hope someone will continue this good farmer's work.
I am wondering if you would please share what you shot this on and how you cut it. If these questions have been answered elsewhere please forgive my clumsiness and point me in the right direction.
Thanks again,
Pat Powers
Thank you!
Hi Pat,
Thanks for your comment ;) Coleman is an amazing person to spend time with, I hope someone keeps growing his apples too. They are delicious!
I shot it on a Canon XH-A1 camera using Sennheiser on-camera shotgun and lav mics, and edited in Final Cut Pro. Does that help? Let me know if I can give you any more info.
Take care,
Joanie
Melancholy, Errol Morris-esque
Joanie Tobin captured the hard work of Coleman Mathis, an orchard owner in Kentucky as he faces the future. The idiosyncratic subject matter and perspective would draw comparisons with Errol Morris, but the sense of a man in his twilight years gives the film a heartbreaking quality. The look of this short really draws the viewer in. I'd love to see Tobin expand upon this.
KINO
apples
i am a big fan of this one.
how about em apples?
how about em apples?