VLOGZILLA

The advent of YouTube and vlogs (video-logs) have given us the ability to record, upload and distribute our deepest secrets, funniest outtakes and most vulnerable moments, connecting us in ways we never thought possible. Established filmmakers to soccer moms are delving into this new medium of expression, and internet videos from the absurd to the discerning are now woven into the fabric of society, but why do people vlog? Can vlogging be an art form? Join award-winning, Los Angeles filmmaker, Zeke Anders as he explores these questions and more about this global trend in social media. Anders will discuss his highly acclaimed "American Seoul" vlog series about growing up in Detroit, and the diversity of "moving-image selfies" from around the world. (90 min.)

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Watch "Vlogzilla: The Art of the Vlog" (trailer), the groundbreaking talk+curation from the creative mind of Zeke Anders, award-winning filmmaker.

Anders' lecture delves into the heart and soul of why people vlog? Can it be an art form? He curates 11 vlog compilation segments from around the world that each demonstrate variations on the underlying theme of personal narrative and expression from teenage angst to current social commentaries to love and loss.

"Vlogzilla" not only provides a revealing look at this rising trend of social media but unequivocally inspires us to share our own stories to the world.

This was captured at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Nov. 6, 2014.