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Spots We Love :: The New Normal - A Short by Spike Jonze - MedMen

Welcome to The New Normal, a journey through America’s complex history with cannabis. Directed by Spike Jonze.

Welcome to The New Normal, a journey through America’s complex history with cannabis. Directed by Spike Jonze.

Director - Spike Jonze Featuring - Jesse Williams Written by - Spike Jonze, Jesse Williams, Tommy Means Cinematography - Bradford Young Production Design - James Chinlund Music Composition - Frank Dukes Music Editor - Ren Klyce Wardrobe - Jennifer Johnson Creative Director - Tommy Means for Mekanism Executive Producers - Co-Founder and President Andrew Modlin, Co-Founder and CEO Adam Bierman, Chief Marketing Officer David Dancer for MedMen Producers - Amanda Adelson, Laura Klein, Emily Skinner, Eriks Krumins for MJZ; Annie Uzdavinis for Mekanism. Editor - Joe Guest for Final Cut Assistant Editor - Dillon Stoneburner VFX Supervisor - Alexander Thomas for FrameStore Colorist - Beau Leon Sound Engineer - John Bolen for Formosa

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Shorts We Love :: My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes by Charlie Tyrell

Wowza! This short film really hit us in all our emotional tender spots. “My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes” is at times really funny and lighthearted and then mysterious and sadly tragic the next. We get excited when we see stories told in inventive new ways and I feel like Tyrell’s deep dive into discovering who his Dad was allowed him to create something really unique and beautiful.

Wowza! This short film really hit us in all our emotional tender spots. “My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes” is at times really funny and lighthearted and then mysterious and sadly tragic the next. We get excited when we see stories told in inventive new ways and I feel like Tyrell’s deep dive into discovering who his Dad was allowed him to create something really unique and beautiful.

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Was my father’s leftover stuff the key to who he really was?

"Honest, funny, nostalgic and incredibly inventive, the recipient of this prize tells the story of a young man sifting through his late father’s belongings in an attempt to uncover the intimate details of his life. A perfectly arranged menagerie of old film footage, audio recordings, and meticulously crafted stop motion animation, it is a beautiful tribute to a complicated but devoted father-son relationship.

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