Thank you for this, Alex. I'm out on a journey of sorts in Hong Kong at the moment, and the mood you sculpt here goes straight to the bones. Feels like company.

what a place to be overcome with nostalgia and uncertainty.
-you are getting great quality in the video.
& how did the show go in portland?
(love eno)
but speaking of love
are you ok?

amazing
also your voice (especially when you talk about America as a checkerboard) reminds of Kerouac

Great work Alex!

Alex I usually don’t make long comments on clips but I must say,this is one of the BEST clips I have ever seen. The story the edit the emotion is just f ing perfect. Such a beautiful, wonderful, and unique view of a simple thing. You my friend have just set the bar for all others to reach. I can only fantasize the reality of just how good this is.

Your friend PEIKA BRAVO!

Alex, this is absolutely beautiful.


I really really enjoyed it a lot.

You are an incredible artist...and I am lucky to know someone like you.

wow. really glad you shared this. you're a good writer.

one foot out the window
no parachute

I'm inspired by this to make better videos myself.
:)

I saw you, i know what you look like haha^^

simple and beautiful...

thanks for the trip!

Beautiful piece of work.

I love that-you exist I love that you create I love this ....I often navigate with my nose, blunder in to trips and journeys not quite knowing were I'm going, on the edge of my understanding and ability......my art has become a process of accident and occurrence, an exploration of coincidence and fatuousness.....thanks.

great work Alex. I really like where you're going with these. Really like...

i loved this. i can't find the right words..

wow, this is wonderful. you've captured such a special hopeful melancholy that is always brought out in me during air travel. "if ever i should lose the thrill of leaving the ground, i know i'm dead... god i love flying". its when i see videos like this that i lose support behind just "liking" a video because i want to award you as many stars as i can. you've got a gift for words, images and a great cadence to your voice. i feel a little daunted by your video count, but be sure, i'll be perusing the back catalogue and staying tuned for more. thanks for posting. :)

Wonderful. Worth a leap of faith.

Alex, this is kind of awesome.

beautiful stuff alex. it's inspiring me to script my videos a little more rather than the usual vignettes with no story. i always look out of the window in wonder when i fly and think about the people who'd rather read or watch the movie and how very different they are.

This piece of artwork is just truly beautiful. Thank you very much! :)

Is that a dinosaur?

eh he.

Man this is so soothing to watch again. Such a calming voice sir.

big ALEX.
BIG eno.

"Going up up up ! " Thank you very much Alex for this moment. I love your way of telling stories. Wonderful ! And lots of other great adjectives.

Great work. Thanks for sharing your worldview.

Alex - I haven't been Vimeoing in ages when I got the "Alex Itin shared a video" thing. As I have lately been on a self-imposed "visual media restricted diet" I almost didn't look.

Luckily there was a great little synchronicity in that I had recently dug out the old "Music for Airports" and have been listening to it on and off.

What a treat your ruminations are. The part about just being out there, not knowing if you'll see your friend at the airport or not, but making the leap of faith, love it.

thanks for putting this out there.

YES.


(that's all.)

you know how to tell a story!

you make people feel....

i guess you're a victim of a gift!!!
simply incredible...

Very well done. It will take me awhile, but I will be seeing much more of your films. I am a new fan. :o)

Very interesting, meditative and experimental.

Definitely one of your best.

"Watching the world turn into a play-thing" - beautiful quote :) I love musings... I have so many thoughts, it's nice to know of others' active and ticking minds... Beautifully-written narrative and a beautiful short.

The image of the 'squareness' is so striking for me, being from the UK - our landscape is still so curvy.

Did you write/plan the narrative first or did you accumulate lots of shots of your journey and piece it all together afterwards, based on what felt right?

Ah I see that makes sense. I'm working on something similar so this is a real inspiration to me. Thanks.

I'm really glad I stumbled upon this video.

*Speechless*

Somehow it felt like watching a dream. Good stuff.

This is truly reality video.
I was touched.
Really.

Excellent

Wow. I can't wait for Part II (and beyond).

Impossible for me to add to the above comments - all of which I agree with. I liked the rhythm of the video and the even sound of your voice. Felt in agreement concerning several things you mentioned.

Somewhere I read a proverb, perhaps Japanese, to the effect that true strength lies not in being able to grasp something, but in being able to let go. As time passes the truth of the saying seems clearer.

Great work - look forward to more.

ohhh!!!! this is a great song....

and your video is amazing....

great work, great feeling.

Brian Eno is nice music.. I love this work to!