Rob Walker points us to the short documentary “Possessed”, a film directed by Martin Hampton that delves into the fascinating world of hoarders and their belongings. Martin tells the story of four individuals who can’t let go of their mounds of stuff, ranging from old furniture to memorabilia to completely valueless bits like used cotton swabs and trash. The film tries to get at what drives hoarding behavior, suggesting it may be a type of mental illness and/or an extreme reaction to reckless consumerism and a culturally-condoned obsession with material wealth and consumption. Martin made the film during a Visual Anthropology Masters at Goldsmiths College London, winning him a prize at BLIFF 2008 (Banja Luka International Film Festival bliff.net).
POSSESSED from Martin Hampton on Vimeo.
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Thanks for linking to the unconsumption blog, Christine! For the record though that particular very cool find came from my fellow contributor Tom Hosford, not from me.
Interesting stuff though, eh?
Cheers.
Rob Walker
April 28th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Thanks for the correction, Rob! Great find!
April 28th, 2009 at 9:49 am
This sound a lot like Andy Brabant from New Zealand!
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:31 pm