The original vlogger was a scared kid with a camcorder in 2003.
A short documentary film made up of archival footage shot in 2003, which was reworked and edited in 2018-2019. The film shows a haphazardly shot, fragmented property viewing and inventarisation through the eyes of a child, featuring a voice over by that same child. Because of having unrestricted access to their family’s camcorder as a child, there were a few instances where the artist's child form had shot ‘full length’ documentary films - with this documentary short being one of those instances. Often these documentations were a call for seeking comfort in a new surrounding, stemming from a deep fear of being forgotten or unheard, and a playful way of documenting one’s thoughts and feelings. In many ways the artist, Mees Joachim, was the original vlogger, before the advent of Youtube.
Editing
2018 adult hands reshaping 2003 child's desperate grasp.
Direction
Director interrogating their own childhood surveillance.
Director
Mees Joachim van Amesfoort
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Predates YouTube by two years; this kid invented vlogging in a vacuum, terrified and alone.
The 15-year gap between footage and edit mirrors how trauma delays—Mees couldn't face this until adulthood.
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