Do you remember when Al Gore took “YouTube” to broadcast with the ill fated Current TV?
I do.
Shit was dope.
Short-form video programming tapped into the subcultures around the world.
At some point I’ll need a full reckoning on why the model failed–and why the Current TV archives can’t be accessed–but until then, you can enjoy an occasional POD (that was the nomenclature–and it sure beats mini-doc, or short doc or wdvr).
Real deal, Current TV game me the opportunity to produce about a dozen pods, all featuring Latino life in one respect or another–including a paid McDonald’s campaign where I flexed some poetics.
I’ve only had a chance to upload a few but I’ll start to roll them over the next few weeks here.
This is a pod I produced with Don Q, my long-time collaborator. Produced in ’07, we sensed then that Baja was changing. 11 years later, the renaissance is in full swing.
Enjoy: