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Welcome to Planet Earth: The UFO Welcome Center

Welcome to Planet Earth: The UFO Welcome Center UFOs space documentary DIY architecture

After encountering aliens in the 1990s Jody Pendarvis of Bowman, South Carolina began construction on an enormous 30-foot spacecraft in the front yard of his home (this also coincided with his failed campaign for mayor of Bowman, but that’s another story). Lacking any formal plans or blueprints Pendarvis built the entire structure by hand and claims to dwell inside it several months each year, keeping vigilant watch for extraterrestrials through a portal in the roof called the Lookout Center. Documentary filmmaker Mikey Livingston captured this touching portrait of a rather bizarre man in his short film, Welcome to Planet Earth. (via vimeo)

Long Exposure Air Traffic

Long Exposure Air Traffic night long exposure documentary airplanes

Photographer Terence Chang shot these fantastic long exposure photos in the skies above San Francisco International Airport. See the rest of the set here. (via laughing squid)

By Christopher on May 24, 2011 • airplanes documentary long exposure night

Under the Lucan Sun

Under the Lucan Sun people Italy film documentary

Almost an antithesis to yesterday’s clip about the Salton Sea, this short film by Leonardo Dalessandri walks us through a small area of southern Italy, exploring the residents, landscapes, and small moments of daily life that through the lens of this filmmaker are nothing short of magical. All the more spectacular to me is the inclusion of music by Isao Tomita (mentioned here previously). This particular track being something my dad used to rock me to sleep to, giving this whole thing a layer of bizarre nostalgia for a place I’ve never been. I think you’ll agree with me when I say: I want to go to there.

By Christopher on May 18, 2011 • documentary film Italy people

A six year old boy. Underwater. Riding a shark.

So what did you do when you were six? I played with Legos, watched a TV show called 3-2-1 Contact, and ate Trix cereal. That was pretty much my day-to-day. But this fearless child is on a road less traveled. His name is Enal and he lives with an Indonesian fishing community known as the Bajau Laut. In this photo captured by James Morgan, he swims with sharks in a penned off area underneath his home that rests on stilts in Wangi, Indonesia. Via the photographer’s web site:

Whilst few young children are now born on boats, the ocean is still very much their playground and whilst they are getting conflicted messages from their communities, who simultaneously refrain from spitting in the ocean and continue to dynamite its reefs, I still believe they could play a crucial role in the development of western marine conservation practices. Here Enal plays with his pet shark.

The next time I tense up watching my three-year-old son do something audacious in the park or walk out “too far” into the deeper end of the swimming pool, I think this image will seriously put things into perspective. Time to get some pet sharks. The photograph won the Telegraph’s 2010 Travel Photographer of the Year award. Seriously, look at that smile! (via lustik)

By Christopher on May 6, 2011 • documentary kids nature water what the what?

Aerial Bicycle

Spotted this on Designspiration but can’t track down a source. Anyone?

By Christopher on April 15, 2011 • cycling documentary

Machine’s Waltz: A look inside the Paramount Têxteis textile plant

Machines Waltz: A look inside the Paramount Têxteis textile plant textiles machines documentary

A short film showing the assorted machines used to create fabric inside the Paramount Têxteis textile plant. The film was created and produced by Grafikonstruct, and the music was composed by Lucas Lima.