A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil
“A Lake of the Isles homeowner and a Minneapolis chainsaw sculptor shape meaning (and a twenty foot tall pencil) from the twisted trunk of a fallen oak tree.”
2026•22m•Released
Documentary
A Lake of the Isles homeowner and a Minneapolis chainsaw sculptor shape meaning (and a twenty foot tall pencil) from the twisted trunk of a fallen oak tree. But this pencil isn’t meant to last. Every year, thousands gather to sacrifice a part of the pencil in a sharpening ceremony, and in the process renew the collective promise to “do something.”
Director
Daniel Straub
Writer
Daniel Straub, Austin Straub
Studio
archilux
Cast
John Higgins
Amy Higgins
Curtis Ingvoldstad
LOTI Pencil
Production
Company
archilux
Producer
Austin Straub
Producer
Daniel Straub
Producer
Bryce Cyrier
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