Sara Taksler’s Tickling Giants was easily one my favorite films screened the entire semester. As an individual comedy resonates with me greatly. Seeing Sara integrate comedy so well into an informative and impactful film about real world events was amazing. Similar to KJ’s work Tickling Giants attacks the stereotype that documentaries all have to share a standardized format and approach. I think I may even enjoy Sara’s work more in hindsight. Throughout the semester I have become slightly fatigued with the standard documentary format and I appreciate Sara’s ability to marry some of documentaries strengths with comedy and animation. Tickling Giants is a great project that has inspired me. Going forward I want to strive to produce work that marries documentary practices with other forms of communication that resonate with my personality.
