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A glimpse into the life of sculptor Don Seiler during the creation of a ten-ton concrete commission, in honor of Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz, for the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in the early 1970s.
Supporting Carter Lord's The Enchanted on the All the Haunts Be Ours: Volume 2 Blu-ray is this rather dull documentary short, one of only a handful of films that Lord ever made. The subject is sculptor Don Seiler, whose creation of a ten-ton statue of a swimmer is detailed, an admittedly impressive piece of work that was commissioned to honor Olympic gold-medalist Mark Spitz and to adorn the outside of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Seiler pretty much just talks about whatever comes to mind as we see footage of his labors building the armature and then slathering it with concrete and refining it. The only bit that I found of interest was when he…
A short doc feature by Carter Lord about a local artist making a sculpture of a swimmer in ´72. It’s not got a whole lot going on other than seeing the process of pouring the concrete. It’s a borderline industrial piece of art, both the sculpture and the doc.
Movie Madness rental Folk Horror Vol. 2 boxset. Located in the Bonus section of THE ENCHANTED, this short film shares that feature film's director. This is a day in the life of a sculptor documentary. He's making something to honor am Olympic swimmer. Interesting and shot in a location with lots of personality and charm. It's cool seeing a glimpse into real life, but otherwise unnecessary viewing. Still, it's neat seeing a sculpture come together. 3 stars.
This short documentary was directed by Carter Lord (who also directed "The Enchanted"). It's an observation of artist Don Seiler creating a giant sculpture in honour of Mark Spitz, the Olympic swimmer. We see him at work on the giant piece, while a voice-over has Seiler muse on...whatever comes to mind, seemingly.
It's hard to rate - it's pretty artfully made, but neither subject particularly interests me (Seiler nor Spitz). It also doesn't make a whole lot of sense within the bounds of a folk horror box set, other than being the only other film that Lord made.
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