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The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit

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Screenplay
  
Joe Bookman

Genres
  
Short Film, Comedy

Country
  
United States

Cinematography
  
Laura Iancu

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Director
  
Joe Bookman D. Jesse Damazo

Release date
  
May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18) (Cannes)

Writer
  
Joe Bookman, D. Jesse Damazo

Directors
  
Joe Bookman, D. Jesse Damazo

Cast
  
Joe Bookman, D. Jesse Damazo

The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit is a 2011 short film by D. Jesse Damazo and Joe Bookman. It was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinefondation section. The film was made as part of the directors coursework at The University of Iowa. The title is a reference to William Faulkners Nobel Prize acceptance speech. The film consists of only five shots, each lasting several minutes.

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Plot

A quiet ukulele player and his talkative manager struggle to realize their artistic vision in a comic story of loss and friendship.

Cast

  • Joe Bookman as The Manager
  • D. Jesse Damazo as The Ukuleleist
  • References

    The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit Wikipedia
    The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit IMDb