Underplayed Gems

Consider the Source

Consider the Source poster
Directed by
Brent Hodge
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

A web series that follows common household products like gas and water from their origins to store shelves and homes. It shows the steps these everyday items take before they reach consumers.

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What happens

Consider the Source is a 2015 Canadian-American web series directed by Brent Hodge and produced by Morgan Spurlock, produced through Spurlock's company Warrior Poets, Hodgee Films and Disney's Maker Studios. Consider the Source examines the everyday consumer products used by the public, such as gas or water, and the journeys that those products take to get from the factories and fields to store shelves and homes. The series was released on the YouTube channel SMARTish. After Maker Studios dissolved, the web series was removed from Disney's lineup. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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