Portrait of Lotte
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A filmmaker documents his daughter's growth from baby to adult using time-lapse video. Each new release shows her aging from birth to a later age, creating a personal record of childhood and adolescence.
heartwarmingnostalgicgentleobservationalintimatetime-lapsepoignant
What happens
Portrait of Lotte is a series of time-lapse viral videos depicting the growth of a baby girl into a pre-teen, and subsequently an adult. It was first posted by filmmaker Frans Hofmeester from Utrecht, Netherlands on 17 April 2012. The video, depicting Lotte growing into a 12-year old, gained widespread attention and the video was used on a Sprint commercial. After the first video covered Lotte's growth from newborn to 12 years of age, Hofmeester has kept releasing videos of Lotte, such as from birth to 18 years old and, as of January 2023 from birth to 23 years of age. Hoffmeester has also released videos of his son growing up. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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