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Nicky's Birthday Camera (2007)
Wish I made this Film
Caught this tiny flic on a rec from Amigos in Brooklyn. Genius. In a nutshell, simple story of a kid with a cam making a home movie and catching a lot of people in trouble. Not for action freaks or the ADD-riddled. Awesome storytelling: simple and smart. Makes you laugh, cry, get turned on, and disgusted in almost successive heartbeats. Feels like a doc, (see a lot of that lately) but this one rises above. Good actors. Good music. But it's really the execution of this premise by the director and DP that makes this baby rock. Clever use of multiple cameras, vid speeds, and Final Cut. Beautiful location. Wish I'd made the thing: obviously low-budget but should be in every video store and on TV forever. Best truly Indie film I've seen in years.