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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Lost + Found: the Boy Amelie


This winter a story made the rounds on the internet about a guy had discovered a roll of film during one the of the big New York City blizzards. He put together a clever video [see above] that went viral, and people from around the world were contacting him helping to solve the mystery of who was behind the pictures he had discovered. And then one day, he got an email from the owner. He ventured to Europe with his girlfriend, meeting many of the people who had contacted him, and who showed them around their city. And then he met the owner, the one person who didn't really have the option to participate in this "project"... Watch.

The other interesting thing is while the story is really about the film and the owner, the quality of the video is striking, as well as the author's ability to tell a story. It's no wonder that Todd Bieber's (the guy behind it all) site says "i make movies" and notes that his "various viral videos have been watched over 23 million times." Did you ever question the power of the internet?

{thanks for the tip, Lindsey!}

12 comments:

  1. I hadn't heard of this. Wow, great story. Great guy. He is definitely the American Amélie. Hopefully his film is already on its way to find him. Thanks for sharing this!

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  2. My pleasure! Great story. I don't know if it's 100% true (the story is a little too seamless) but it's European romanticism at its best!

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  3. One thing is for sure - he's a good storyteller.

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  4. Wow, Anne! That was great! Thanks for sharing that story. I really enjoyed it AND it made the snow outside my window seem more fun and adventurous than I had been thinking!

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  5. Great story...I will forward the link to a former colleague of mine that works for the Prospect Park foundation....wow WHAT a small world! Although I suspect that the Prospect Park people are aware of the story.

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  6. Oh, this was just lovely and enchanting. What a wonderful adventure!

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  7. Such a fantastic tale... so many ways a simple thing can go... finding film... what a soulful story....

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  8. never had seen this before, but thank you for sharing! i can understand very well how it touched so many and changed lives.

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  9. Finally had time to watch this...amazing. Makes me so happy. Thank you for sharing Anne!

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-Anne