A Short Documentary About A Giant Pencil (2026)
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
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John Higgins as |
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Amy Higgins as |
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Curtis Ingvoldstad as |
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LOTI Pencil as |
| Directing | Daniel Straub | Director |
| Camera | Austin Straub | Director of Photography |
| Production | Austin Straub | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Straub | Producer |
| Production | Bryce Cyrier | Producer |
| Sound | James Ellington | Music |
| Production | Tyler Gulbrandsen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Chris Savage | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Rachel Lautzenheiser | Executive Music Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dominick Forgen | Animation Director |
| Production | Gianna Forgen | Publicist |
| Camera | Scott Regan | Drone Cinematographer |
| Writing | Daniel Straub | Writer |
| Writing | Austin Straub | Writer |
