Bertie Gilbert has been one of my inspirations for years. He is a 19 year old filmmaker who posts his work on YouTube. When I was younger, I made a lot of short films with friends. I loved editing it and making everything perfectly the way I wanted it to be. Bertie's films are honestly incredible. He is not that much older than I am so he makes me feel like I can do great things even though I'm young. All of his films are beautifully artistic and the meanings behind all of them are so personal and touching. His favorite film of mine is one called "Tick Where It Hurts" which is about a teenager trying to cope with the death of his older brother. He just recently came out with a short film called "Playground" which is what inspired me to write my awareness post about him. The style of this film is very different from his others because it has a lot of silly and playful elements in it but the mood is still quite serious. Most of his sad short films make me cry because he is incredible at making the viewer feel connected with the characters. In a way, Bertie's work has inspired me to test out filmmaking which is why I'm taking the digital video seminar next year.
Here are some posters for his films:
Here are some posters for his films: