I Love a Parade (1996/2004)

The year: 1996
The town: Bellingham, WA

One of my earliest film acting gigs.

My friend and housemate, esteemed director William Weiss, wanted to shoot a short film on 16mm. He got a permit so that we could block off a street and have a “parade”. It was in the dead of winter and damn cold. You can see my nose turn progressively redder.

The original movie was integrated with a live action performance. Every time my character walked off screen, I would walk onto the stage and vice versa. There was an element of crowd interaction and live theater that is obviously not present in the final film.

Mr. Weiss re-edited the film a few years back, and added the soundtrack and titles. Here it is in all its 16mm glory.

Directed by William Weiss

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(I miss that sweater)