“Wing”, New Short Film by Tony Hendriks, AKA Paleface
Here’s a somewhat controversial new short film by Jamaican born actor and comedian, Tony Hendriks who’s now living in the UK.
The film stars Marlon King.
Please view it and let me know what you think!
TONY HENDRIKS
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Good post however I was wanting to know if you could write a litte more on this subject?
I’d be very thankful if you could elaborate a little bit more. Many thanks!
Loved this short film. Always loved Tony Hendriks work. Thought the acting was magnificent and the piece provocative and stimulating. Works like these do not change reality but simply put it on display to stimulate discussion and self contemplation.
This is unfortunately the reality of life for many people in many parts of this planet.
zeitgeistmovie.com and the venus project offers an american perspective of the root of the problem and a possible solution for those who are interested…
Congrats, Tony, Marlon
THe very strength of the piece is that it’s just him talking straight at us. No flashy cutaways to the cliche of Kingston ghettos (everybody must know what they look like by now, every movie shows them, boooorrrrrrrring, now) No gratuitous gory flashback to the shit & the fan and the murder of the neighbour. Just this one character that we get to know, and understand WHY a young man makes that choice.
However, I have to admit that I accept the bling benz at the end ONLY because I’m so well aware of the inevitable end for this character: jail or more likely, death. If one did NOT know the almost inevitable bad end, then the final shot of the benz and ‘life’ could be misleading. Great short to show with groups of youth… followed by discussion – does coke give you a life? for how long? what do you think will happen to this character, etc.
I did however want to see him in at least one ‘ugly’ setting because that’s also the truth of the choice he made. THe trees and flowers and gentle english locations soften it. No doubt that was your deliberate choice.
Anyway, well done!
nuff love and respek
Hilary
dammit!! the “video is no longer available” where else can I find it?????????
i hear you. no easy answers and limited leadership. so that leaves us with “at least trying the right way”
what is that? and what makes it right?
when killing is condoned and encouraged by a government it’s okay, patriotic even. when you kill in your own name, to put money in your own pocket… it’s not okay.
going back to the film….
who is the real audience? who is going to see this short, interesting but somewhat sterilized version of the real thing?
my guess, is the youTube viewers, a somewhat privileged set. perhaps not unlike you and as you so kindly pointed out, me. so is there any utility in highlighting the desperation and futility to the rarefied? is there anything useful that can come out of us sitting around on our computers on a sunday night jockeying for who has a better handle on these dire circumstances?
how “it is”
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the rock is not the exclusive domain of the poor. the sad reality that drives someone to kill somebody else because they splashed shit on them is not so easily addressed by creating positive messages…. messages like what?.. go to school and get an education so you can get plugged in to a system that will suck you dry? get a job that will further undermine you and keep you oppressed and working poor? tell me with your rock hewn wisdom… messages like what?
to the last poster- please explain the responsible part of this… i no longer buy the “just reflecting reality” excuse that our popular culture continues to use to justify the imagery and glorification of violence it puts forth. it gives the message that, well you could either end up dead, or you could “go for it” and maybe live large. we don’t need that message at all- what we need, as you correctly point out, are REAL OPPORTUNITIES for the poor and the youth in this country. Where that will come from I don’t know, but let’s at least offer images to them that show possibilities that don’t depend on murder and crime. There’s no “victory” in the film- in the end that character will be in jail in England (if he’s lucky) or in Jamaica (less lucky) or he’ll be one of the 1000s we read about each year murdered by his peers, his rivals or the state.