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Sofar DC: Sunwolf
From the March 5, 2011 edition of Sofar DC, videos of Sunwolf’s five tunes.
Sofar DC: Sunwolf – The Dreamer from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Sunwolf – The Hunted from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Sunwolf – Cherry Crush from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Sunwolf – Hermosilla from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Sunwolf – Nothing Left To Do from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Lightfoot
From the March 5, 2011 edition of Sofar DC, videos of Lightfoot’s five tunes.
Sofar DC: Lightfoot – Beaster from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Lightfoot – Pow Wow from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Lightfoot – City Girls from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Lightfoot – Caged Bird from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Lightfoot – 1963 from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Holger
From the March 5, 2011 edition of Sofar DC, videos of Holger’s five tunes.
Sofar DC: Holger – Caribbean Nights from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Holger – No Brakes from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Holger – Let’em Shine Below from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Holger – Hey + She Dances from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Holger – Beaver from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Second String Band
From the March 5, 2011 edition of Sofar DC, videos of the Second String Band’s five tunes.
Sofar DC: Second String Band – Santa Fe from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Second String Band – I’m Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Second String Band – Home I Have Now from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Second String Band – Cindy from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Sofar DC: Second String Band – Gold Fleck of Paint from Nick Fitzhugh on Vimeo.
Get Gordy: A Case of Cold Fusion (a 48 hour film)
An international man of mystery tells a tall tale of saving the world involving sheiks, femme fatales, and a case of cold fusion. Team Cardsharque made this film in 2 days for the 48 hour Go Green film festival.
Directed by:
Chris Keener
Produced by:
Ian Fay
Nick Fitzhugh
Assistant Director:
Nick Fitzhugh
Meghan Keener
Starring:
Adam Krell
Chris Keener
with Ian Fay
Written by:
Rob Shore
Chris Keener
Nick Fitzhugh
Matt Tanski
Photography:
Nick Fitzhugh
Zach Jopling
Editors:
Matt Tanski
Chris Keener
Nick Fitzhugh
Colorists:
Zach Jopling
Nick Fitzhugh
Graphics:
Matt Tanski
Ian Fay
Sound Design:
Matt Tanski
Gaffer:
Adam Krell
Actors (in alphabetical order):
Gordy Verde – Adam Krell
Gordon Verde – Chris Keener
Bartender – Ian Fay
Henchman – Adrian Bryant
The Sheik – Danny Harris
Main Bar Fly – Meghan Keener
Clapping Bar Fly – Sheldon Scott
Red Head Fatale – Liz Young
Bar Fly – Rakhee Jethwa
Bar Fly – Kristin Wilcox
Blonde Fatale – Christina Forsting
Bar Fly – Annelies Husmann
Bus Boy – Matt Tanski
Original Music:
Aaron Thompson
Music:
“Kodachrome Earth” by Faded Paper Figures
“Float and Fall” by Meklit Hadero
“Feeling Good” by Meklit Hadero
“My Walk Downtown” by Brad Huff
Special Thanks:
The Gibson
Tesla Motors
Sally Barth
Sheldon Scott
Aaron Lasher & Elizabeth Nelson
Tinderbox
Stories are…
Human stories for a small world. Director of Photography showreel.
Sofar Washington, DC Premier featuring Christylez Bacon, Matthew Hemerlein, U.S. Royalty and Phil Adé
Songs From A Room (SOFAR) is a series of global pop-up gigs supporting new music. These videos were shot at the Washington, DC premiere of Sofar. The room was packed and the music was great. Take a listen.
Starboard Light
Two brothers and two sisters, their children and their extended family witness the disappearance of a century of family memories when they must sell their parents’ magically beautiful 160 year old summer home in Cape Cod. It is the end of an era for this house and the family that’s occupied it. Does it also mark the end of the multi-generational American family home?
What has come to be known as the Starboard Light was built in Chatham, Massachusetts in 1860. In those years, the concept of a summer/weekend home was almost unheard of and there was certainly no interest in Cape Cod. In fact, by 1860 its population had begun to decline. A map of Cape Cod actually indicates individual dwellings by name! But thanks to train and then car travel, it quickly became possible to trade a refreshing sea breeze for the swelter of cities in summer before AC quickly enough to make second homes viable.
Cape Cod was a rough, undeveloped, simple and beautiful peninsula. Within striking distance of both Boston and New York by train, it became an attractive destination for those who wanted to escape city life and live simply in and around the beach and the sea. And Cape Cod farmers and sea captains were delighted to sell those Bostonians and New Yorkers what they considered to be worthless coastland for $30 an acre. The Forbes family literally bought Naushon Island. Secretary of State Richard Olney bought a place in Falmouth. And in 1890, ex-President Grover Cleveland settled in Wings Neck and others began to follow.
In 1925, William W. Fitzhugh bought what came to be known as the Starboard Light. It was built initially in 1860 along with two others on Stage Harbor by one of the founding fathers of Chatham for his three sons. Even by 1925 it was one of just three houses in eyesight.
Now there are fifteen houses and about fifty boats in view which parallels the sevenfold population increase on Cape Cod over the past hundred years. Tourists cram the towns, the beaches and the roads. Most newcomers love and embrace the old Cape Cod culture yet the many old Cape families, both blue collar and white, who established that culture, can’t afford to stay. They also can’t bear to leave. That old Cape Cod culture was about simplicity, modesty and stoicism. But with the natural fragmentation of familial wealth and the growing value of waterfront property, these families are increasingly forced to sell their multi-generational homes. New families with new money erect new homes whose size and cost emphasize a new value for luxury, excess that never before existed in Cape Cod.
And yet in the summer of 2010, the Starboard Light, at least, still remained as one of the few remaining icons of the previous century and its values and it was still owned by the Fitzhugh family. Particularly when compared to the newer and tremendously larger homes that increasingly surrounded it, the Starboard Light seemed unchanged. The evidence of age was everywhere and it was enchanting to family and guests alike. Moss-covered sea gray shingles. Impractically small beds full of bumpy springs. A permanent odor of moth balls. Yellowed and peeling wallpaper. Warped floors speckled by hand with paint. Shelves full of dusty hardcover books. Walls lined with family photographs that look as though they belong in an American History book. A wooden wheelchair. Spindly and creaky furniture. A porcelain wash basin. A workshop full of tools for a hundred years of projects. And small, storm-battered windows looking out over the harbor. As other old family homes disappeared or had such history sucked out of them in preparation for summer renters, the Starboard Light remained until 2010––the last summer as a five generation family museum and a symbol of a time gone by.
Be sure to visit the official Starboard Light website. For updates, visit the Starboard Light Facebook Page.
Director/Producer:
Nick Fitzhugh
Photography:
Nick Fitzhugh
Starring:
Brooke Andrews
Cornelia Atkins
Curtis Dozier
Deborah Ecker
Eliza Fitzhugh
Emily Dozier
Ernie Eldredge
Hoyt Ecker
Josh Fitzhugh
Joshua Fitzhugh
Laurie Andrews
Michael Westgate
Naina Fitzhugh
Nick Fitzhugh
Peter Andrews
Rebecca Andrews
Ryland Andrews
Spring Movements
Shot in New York in April in between the High Line and the Hudson, this is a collection of stills showcasing all the shapes and colors of the city as they, like the landscape around them, burst with excitement from the walls that kept them warm in winter into the springtime sun, all in front of one single intersection.
Music:
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Director’s Note:
You’ll likely notice that the images used are repeated. This was necessary because the video was conceived after the shoot. Not enough shots were captured at the shoot to avoid repetition. All the same, it’s a fun concept that I think you’ll enjoy!