There seems to be a bit of a trend for short documentaries about artisan producers. So far, I've watched chocolatiers, a luthier and an angry pizza chef talk about what they do, but my favourite by far is this film about Roy Slaper, of Roy Denim. Each pair is handmade by the man himself. You can read more about Roy on the excellent Grain and Gram site.
There are so many cool things about this film: the way it's shot, graded, edited, and the choice of music. It fairly zips along as we watch Roy craft apair of jeans. But that's also part of the problem. I wanted to know more! Why does he make his jeans? How did he get into it? Is he really into denim? How long did it take him to train?
Who knows, maybe he's the strong silent type and didn't want to talk. It's still a great piece of film.
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