Great story, great guy, great job.

you really know how present the story that draws a crowd. good stuff thanks Sean

great work as usual. thanks for sending me the link!

love it! i still go back and watch the archive from time to time.

Great Job! Keep them coming!!!

Wow I'm speechless

Really great

This is fantastic!

What did you shoot it on?

Engaging story. Thanks for sharing guys.

Nice!

Solid work, again. Your ability to gain the confidence in people for films like this are amazing. Not everyone can pull off getting people to open up like this. Great job.

Love this!

I've walked past Jimmy's van. Next time I'm going to stop and talk to him.

you've got a real knack for this kinda stuff. I'm really impressed. Keep it up.

Nice stuff sean...Love your ability of getting into your subjects.

Point your camera at interesting people, very inspiring! Good job, keep it coming :D

Very interesting.
:) you picked the right subject

Absolutely amazing.

nice, enjoyed it!

This is a wonderful piece. Short but tells a really good story. I hope you go to do a follow up and he has left for Pennsylvania.

very engaging and love the style

I like how you didnt zoom through the adapter

So much of what I see is not engaging - this IS. I feel like I know Jimmy now. Excellent job. This is truly storytelling craft. Way to go, Sean!!

Really good production choices, Sean. The money shot (for me) is the shot of the RV's moniker: Aristocrat.

Just says it all.

It seems to me that for a filmmaker, this kind of interview would be really easy to cut in a way to make a personal (homeless people are BAD!!) or political (homeless people should be [insert horrible thing here]) statement. I liked that you presented a very even...almost non-judgmental portrait.

Well done, man.

Great work-unapologetic-real-right to the heart.

Wow, Sean! I'm so glad you shared this vid with me. So real. Gripping. Much heart. Well done!

great work again, Sean. thanks for sending me the link.

You are the master. Please make more.

Sean, your shots make one think that there are people who see real worth in the little ones and notice their everyday difficulties. Thank you for adding me to your contacts, I'll be more than happy to be up-to-date with your work. Amazing job. Regards to Jimmy.

This was really cool. Made so well.

This guy is awesome.

Great movie. I enjoyed it.

Sometimes you meet people with a way of life ready for a short movie. I enjoyed it too.

This is hugely inspiring. Great work. Very moving. Everyone has a story to be told, and you captured it in its entirety. Brilliant work.

Bravo!!!

Brilliant. Love the way it's shot...and that inspires me to shoot more. Thanks for doing the work you do. All three are beautifully shot and moving as well. Really nicely balanced. Cheers!

kick ass! that guy stands his ground, great editing & feeling - well done.

I like it!

totally amazing, both the movie and the production, respect!

Beautifully shot and told. Nice, inspiring work.

I am surprised you didn't have him mention his legal situation related to the van (van/camper, really) and what he has to deal with regarding that.

fantastic. i love that he's rolling through life doing what he wants to do with his our dogs. and wants for nothing. good for him! great job on this vid too.

Great character with intresting life.
Loved the editing.

Poor dogs. Why must they be chained to his van like that all day? Give them away dude. They deserve a better home.

great stuff!

I really like this strange box vignette. Great video!

Well done, ditto all reasons above. Don't stop please.

you need to direct this guy's life story, with Bobby De Niro in the title role.

amazing guy and story...

A man with conviction! Wonder how many people live in their vehicles?

Top notch work. A very interesting character in exceptional circumstances.

Very good, yes.

Excellent. He is one brave yet endearing soul.

love the ending

this is excellent in every way. there are few videos with the same amount of perfection, and it shows with the positive feedback from the community here.

Great in so many ways. What is this shot with?

AAAUUUGGGhh!!!!!!

Very nice.

Just goes to show, what many of us, just might be one paycheck away from.... never judge !!!! Well done Sean... Your story is shot with out prejudice !!! that is Fantastic man~~~~>

This is very moving. The story is succinct, poignant AND funny. And, it is very well edited! Wow.

Documentary done right. Perfect.

Hi ya Matee :)))
Sorry for the delay watching your Excellent Doco :((
Wow! you sure know how to put together excellent Documentaries. Fabulous work yet again mate.
I really enjoyed watching and listening to this great guy and about his life style :))
Well film and edited mate and thanks agin for the invite to watch this great doco :)))))

He seems like a really nice, interesting guy. Good film :)

Fantastic,interesting story,nice guy and very good image! I love the colours and the details!

Great guy - tough way to live. Great work - thx for the link

Eight. Years. The two words resonate in my head. Excellent work.

Keep the good work, it's good to watch something different like that, at least some authenticity

He's an urban hermit. He's an urmit. Or an urbit. Either way. I love the visual style and I love the story. A perfect short.

Very unique, awesome stuff ...

Great work. I'm embedding it on my blog (glipress.blogspot.com/2009/11/vimeo-pick-man-in-van.html).

Brilliant!

Just curious, how does this guy aviod getting towed?

Really love your work. straightforward and honest. No BS. keep up the good work, Sean.

Excellent work. Short but well drawn project.

great job! kudos to your editor, shes fantastic!

its amazing how poor people can be, yet afford to have a mobile phone...

great vid..

Riveting. Thank you.

Wow, nice job man! So, I see that you filmed the Letus GG plane without zooming all the way in! Nice style... I've considered taking that approach as well. It looks remarkably organic!

Wonderful Sean. I loved the story and the simplicity. Would you plz like to share your post work flow? How do you achieve this film look? I'll be grateful for your feedback.

Jimmy Tarangelo is, not homeless.

The insert of the rusted lettering on the mobile home bumper that reads "Aristocrat" is such a nice touch.

Intimate film, really pulls the viewer to pause in their own life and consider those who may appear to have less than them. Kinda reminds me of the impoverished rich people, you know, the ones who are rich, but not wealthy, and there is a difference!
While watching it I knew it was going to feel too short, as though the film is really, somehow just an extended-trailer for a longer film. The film made me want to hear more stories from Jimmy, yes... to see that resume he mentioned, you betcha!

I think this short film really shows how powerful a film can be. Those who have seen this film, then they meet up with Jimmy's place there in Manhattan Indirectly, Sean's film will create a bonding moment, however brief, between that person and Jimmy. And, with hope, all generosities will be extended towards him. His house may have a flat, but that will not keep him from looking upward, forward. That mobile home he hopes for...it will feel like a mansion after living in a van and RV on the street.
Thanks for sharing this film with so many Sean...and thanks to Vimeo!