Uppercut — California Is A Place

This short video about a Silicon Valley “Fight Club” by the fine storytellers at “California Is A Place” is a remarkable piece of film making. Some of the code jockeys in Silicon Valley digital sweatshops release their frustrations by regularly getting together to pummel each other.

Uppercut from California is a place. on Vimeo.

One of the filmmakers, Drea Cooper, used to live downstairs from me. He’s a fine cinematographer, as is evident in this work. What blew me away, though, was the inventive use of sound and how crisp it was.

At their site, more delights await you:

http://californiaisaplace.com/cali/