

Since then, most of his video essays are commissions for companies which include the British Film Institute (publisher of Sight & Sound), The Criterion Collection, Samsung, and the Lincoln Motor Company. Kogonada's first commissioned work was for Sight & Sound magazine in February 2013, titled "The World According to Koreeda Hirokazu", which highlights director Hirokazu's regular focus on everyday life in his films. Kogonada was inspired to create the video essay while he watched the series, noticing a recurring visual aesthetic used throughout the series.
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Using clips from the American television series Breaking Bad, the video displays the series' use of numerous point-of-view shots from unusual angles and objects.

Kogonada made his first video essay, "Breaking Bad // POV", in January 2012. There is something about being an immigrant in America and having the power to name yourself." Video essays In a 2018 interview with the Financial Times, he stated: "If I’m honest, the pseudonym was about being an Asian-American too. His pseudonym is taken from Kogo Noda, a frequent screenwriter of Yasujirō Ozu's films. I’ve also never identified much with my American name, which always feels a little strange to see or hear. I like Chris Marker's idea about your work being your work. His identity is nearly unknown, although he does attend screenings of his works. As of 2022, he resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons. Within 14 years, the video received more than 42,000 views (shown below, left).įollowing the viral success of 2 Girls 1 Cup, people began posting the reaction videos under the name "2 Guys 1 Horse." On April 12th, 2008, YouTuber Alonzo Lerone posted a reaction that received more than 1 million views in less than 13 years (shown below, right).Kogonada immigrated from South Korea as a child, and was raised in Indiana and Chicago. On December 4th, 2007, YouTuber slinkar3 posted one of the earliest Mr. Hands soon found its way onto the internet, becoming the subject for several reaction videos.

The site's critics consensus reads, "While a marginally fascinating look at a taboo subject, Zoo is bogged down by its overly artistic presentation." The film received a 60% fresh rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes (trailer below). On May 8th, 2007, a documentary about Enumclaw sex case and Kenneth Pinyan premiered.

He received a "one-year suspended sentence, a $300 fine, and ordered to perform eight hours of community service and have no contact with the neighbors." Zoo (Documentary) Accused of entering the barn without the owner's permission, Tait told investigators that he and Pinyan traveled there numerous times to videotape sexual acts with horses. On December 4th, 2005, James Michael Tait pleaded guilty to trespassing in the case related to the death of Kenneth Pinyan. On July 15th, 2005, the Seattle Times reported that an investigation into the owners of an Enumclaw farm was under investigation, following the July 2nd death of a man from "to acute peritonitis perforation of the sigmoid colon during anal intercourse with a horse." Because bestiality was not illegal in Washinton state and the horse was not injured, police did not "believe a crime occurred." The farm was the subject of conversation on numerous internet chat rooms as a "destination for people looking to have sex with livestock." Investigators found hundreds of hours of videotape of men having sex with horses on the farm. Video of Pinyan having sex with the horse soon became the subject of reaction videos similar to 2 Girls 1 Cup in which people film themselves watching Pinyan's videos. Pinyan, partner James Michael Tai and an unidentified third participant made numerous videos of this nature and became the subject of the Enumclaw Horse Sex Case, which inspired a documentary film entitled Zoo in 2007. Hands is the colloquial name of a viral 2005 zoophilic pornography film in which the horse performs anal sex on the nickname Kenneth Pinyan, who died of a perforated colon as a result of having sex with a horse. hands, kenneth pinyan, bestiality, horse sex, james michael tai, enumclaw horse sex case, slinkar3, 2 guys 1 horse, alonzo leroneĮncyclopedia Dramatica Urban Dictionary WikipediaĬontent Warning: The following entry contains graphic material.
