Talking Minimalism with Matt D’Avella
Two filmmakers talking about minimalism and creative work.
Work
Selected work
Films, conversations, long walks, and earlier chapters. A selection from across the years.
Start here
One film that connects everything else.
Thoughts after Daily Vlogging for Years
A first-person retrospective on years of daily video, spanning school, wedding work, freelance production, travel, hiking, and home movies. The film connects several creative chapters that can otherwise look unrelated when viewed one upload at a time.
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Ideas in another format.
Thoughts after Mallorca
A conversation about creative direction after Mallorca.
Life and work
Personal films from along the way.
Becoming a Minimalist
How owning less became part of a way of working.
Getting Married
A personal film from an earlier chapter of life and work.
On foot
Long routes, walked and filmed.
Hiking 85 Miles Alone in the Lofoten Islands
Six days on foot through Norway’s Lofoten Islands.
12 Days Hiking 100 Miles to K2 Base Camp in Pakistan
Twelve days and 100 miles on foot to K2 Base Camp, with a separate ambient edition.
Hiking 75 miles Alone on the Alta Via 1 Dolomites
Seventy-five miles through the Dolomites, connected to an ambient edition and route guide.
Another way of looking
Ambient films from the same journeys.
12 Days Hiking 100 Miles to K2 Base Camp in Pakistan (Ambient Footage)
The K2 Base Camp journey in a separate ambient edition.
Hiking 75 miles Alone on the Alta Via 1 Dolomites (Ambient Footage)
The Alta Via 1 walk in a separate ambient edition.
Earlier work
A transition from wedding filmmaking.
Why I Stopped Shooting Weddings
A 2017 transition away from wedding filmmaking.
Everything else
Explore the archive.
Browse 396 films, episodes, guides, appearances, and earlier work by format, subject, and year.
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