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Halloween Madness from Scott Den Herder on Vimeo.
The Midnight Massacre Theater is a locally produced public access show in Las Vegas that strangely enough doesn’t air locally. The show’s host Sean Smith, also known as the Sinister Minister, adds jokes to old horror movies, attempting to resurrect some vestige of entertainment in poorly produced films. This video takes a look at the un-sinister side of the minister.
Hero from Scott Den Herder on Vimeo.
UNLV graduate student Noelle Garcia lost her estranged father to cancer when she was 13. Her memories of him fading, she paints him how she remembers him — out of focus. This story looks at the ability of the mind to turn tragedy into triumph.
Obstacles of Fear from Scott Den Herder on Vimeo.
This is a story about fear. Not fear of losing your job. Not fear of death. But the barrier of fear itself. When this wall is encountered, Alvin Tam calls it the “oh shit” moment. The former Cirque du Soleil acrobat says he had to overcome his own psychological barrier in order to leave a stable job at Cirque to start his own business.
Las Vegas is often referred to as the foreclosure capital of the country. In February 2009 one out of every sixty homes were foreclosed in the valley. That was seven times the national average. Eviction is no easy process, but imagine going through it almost every day. That’s the task of Las Vegas Constable Officer Pat Geary.
I spent several days riding with officer Geary before getting this footage. The nature of foreclosures and evictions lead to a simple narrative structure with a beginning, middle and end. I selected this particular footage because it humanized both parties, the constables and the tenants, while showing them emotionally entangled in an overburdened and — in this case — unjust system.
This video was shot in Las Vegas a few days before the Presidential Inauguration. I tried to give the viewer a voyeuristic sense of being in a shop, relying on the natural dialogue between subjects to illustrate a local story. The personality of the shop comes alive and becomes its own character through the conversations of the people inside.
Adym Evans, 25, started developing his beatboxing skills as a kid, watching video games. His unique style blends music genres, comedy and puppetry. But he didn’t always see his unusual personality as a good thing. The style that now draws people to his music once alienated him from classmates in school — and people.
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Cindy Funkhouser has been a staple in the Las Vegas arts scene for decades as an antique dealer and First Friday founder. Her antique store, aptly named The Funkhouse, is filled with oddities she’s collected over the years.
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