I came across this in the New York Times – an animated film by Jeff Scher, called “The Parade.” I thought it was visually powerful and had great music. The music is by Shay Lynch. The animator, Scher, says:
The street etiquette of avoiding eye contact lets us go about our business without the distraction of interaction… But the truth is that everyone is looking at everyone else all the time. It’s done on the sly, looking away when caught, often with instinctive pretense (as in, I wasn’t looking at you, but at that very interesting doorknob just behind you).
I’m linking to it not because I think it’s the best piece of art I’ve ever seen, but because it’s precisely the thing I’d like to publish on a regular basis in Some Blind Alleys.
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