THIS IS WATER - By David Foster Wallace from The Glossary on Vimeo.

In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn’t become widely known until 3 years later, after his tragic death. It is, without a doubt, some of the best life advice we’ve ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education.

We made this video, built around an abridged version of the original audio recording, with the hopes that the core message of the speech could reach a wider audience who might not have otherwise been interested.

Read the full speech here:
web.archive.org/web/20080213082423/http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html

-The Glossary
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Ghost and Gale - “Take Me To The Fire” from Jesse Fleece on Vimeo.

Off of the self-titled Ghost and Gale debut EP: ghostandgale.com

Director: Jesse Fleece
Production Company: Doomsday Entertainment
Executive Producer: Danielle Hinde
Producer: Jason Colon
Co-Producer: Ross Girard
Director of Photography: Larkin Seiple
Production Designer / VFX: Ethan Feldbau
Costume Designer: Elise Velasco
Hair / Makeup: Sandy Bee
Editor: Mandy Brown
Colorist: Marc Steinberg
Sound Designer: Joe Williams
Stunt Coordinator: Jessica Harbeck

Cast -
Mother: Denna Thomsen
Daughter: Brooke Ferrell
Town Leader: Devin Reeve
Lackeys: Chris Guckenberger, John Macey, Monty Stewart
Townspeople: Marc Chicoine, Ezra Horne, Galina Manevich, Beth Lepley, Marguerite Gonder, Mark McKeown, Valerie Loughvoro, Sierra Wood, Peter Yannantuono

Additional Crew -
Prod Manager: Sarah Lawson
Prod Coordinator: Bret “Bread” Rea
1st AD: Brando Tourville
2nd AD: Michael Hart
Steadicam: Ari Robbins
1st AC: Matt Sanderson
2nd AC: Jonathan Dec
DIT: Matt Conrad
Camera PA: Michael Tubridy
Gaffer: Matt Ardine
BB Electric: Mike Beckman
Key Grip (Day 1): Tom Hunt
BB Grip: Neil Phillips
Key Grip (Day 2): Yoshi Isomura
Art Director: Ali Rubinfeld
Art PA: Charles Ritter
Art PA: Sierra Wood
Pyrotechnics: Matt Del Castillo
FX Assist: Harlan Groom
FX Assist: Alex Adams
Horse Wrangler: Scott Perez
Wardrobe Assist: Amanda Hall
Makeup/Hair Assist: Philip Cannon
Makeup/Hair Assist: Eleanor Marks
Prod Assist: Michael Raven, Nathan Zasada, Roland Berry, Justin Kappenstein, Peter Denton

Special Thanks:
Jason Baum
Hiro Murai
David Altobelli
Brooke Kennedy
Connor Davis
Big Sky Movie Ranch
Ryley Fogg
Varnish Effects