I spotted this one a new Letterboxd follower's profile so decided to take a break from my continual Asian viewing to give this one a shot.
This is a short film that follow Kirby's childhood and memories from his childhood - I would assume some ones that are very close to his heart based on the clips shown. There isn't much more to it than that. I do not know Kirby so I will say - for me - this felt ever so slightly invasive, like I'm watching someone's memories that I shouldn't be. I know that wasn't the intent of Kirby so I have neglected to reflect this in my rating; I have not docked any points for that, but I'd just like to mention that as I know some other people may feel a little the same way.
This was... very nostalgic. In a strange way that I can't quite put my finger on this tugged my heartstrings quite a bit and made me quite a bit sniffly. Scenes from My Life has a way of making you think back to your own childhood without even really thinking about it, or having any specific memories come to mind.
The sound work on this short is absolutely stunning - I did watch this twice over because I suspected that maybe the sound was doing the emotional work for me rather than the short. Whilst, yes, the song choices do help that nostalgia - songs that remind you of a time where you had a wonderful car ride with your family, or when you went on that camping trip - when you watch this without the sound, just the sight of these shots does still bring that emotion to your brain.
I can't think of too much more to say on this other than, this is wonderful for feeling nostalgic and just really sweet.
I have noticed Kirby currently has one other film listed on their filmography and I look forward to watching it. Kirby's directing and editing skills have really caught my eyes and I look forward to seeing what else he has to give the cinematic community in the future.
This is a short film that follow Kirby's childhood and memories from his childhood - I would assume some ones that are very close to his heart based on the clips shown. There isn't much more to it than that. I do not know Kirby so I will say - for me - this felt ever so slightly invasive, like I'm watching someone's memories that I shouldn't be. I know that wasn't the intent of Kirby so I have neglected to reflect this in my rating; I have not docked any points for that, but I'd just like to mention that as I know some other people may feel a little the same way.
This was... very nostalgic. In a strange way that I can't quite put my finger on this tugged my heartstrings quite a bit and made me quite a bit sniffly. Scenes from My Life has a way of making you think back to your own childhood without even really thinking about it, or having any specific memories come to mind.
The sound work on this short is absolutely stunning - I did watch this twice over because I suspected that maybe the sound was doing the emotional work for me rather than the short. Whilst, yes, the song choices do help that nostalgia - songs that remind you of a time where you had a wonderful car ride with your family, or when you went on that camping trip - when you watch this without the sound, just the sight of these shots does still bring that emotion to your brain.
I can't think of too much more to say on this other than, this is wonderful for feeling nostalgic and just really sweet.
I have noticed Kirby currently has one other film listed on their filmography and I look forward to watching it. Kirby's directing and editing skills have really caught my eyes and I look forward to seeing what else he has to give the cinematic community in the future.
