This Photographer Asked People About Their Favorite Movies And Uncovered Many Hidden Film Gems (24 New Pics)

“I would never get tired of watching 'Trainspotting.' There are so many scenes I love, like when he walks into the nightclub and feels like a fish out of water until he sees the girl he falls in love with, and in that moment, the music changes. I really like the soundtrack, full of shifts in rhythm and emphasis, as well as the directing choices and creative touches. It’s definitely a film that attracts me a lot, also because what the protagonists do is completely far from my own life.”

“'Hoop Dreams' is the reason why I became a documentary filmmaker. It’s the first documentary I ever saw where there weren’t just people talking to the camera, but real life unfolding, as it follows two boys over the course of four years. There’s something truly magical about that. I’ve never liked sports and I never really understood them, but this film, which is about basketball, completely changed the way I see them. Making documentaries today has become morally difficult. You have to pay people just to interview them, even though it’s a genre that rarely brings in much money. This film, on the other hand, was so successful that the director made the two boys producers as well, so they could share in the profits. I think that’s a beautiful lesson, and something I still learn from. I was raised by a single mother, I never had a father, and one of the boys in the film also grows up with just his mother. His father was a drug addict, and there’s a scene where, while the boy is playing basketball, his dad shows up at the court completely high. It’s frightening. You think he’s a terrible father. But then, four years later, he comes back clean and becomes an amazing dad. He shows up to every game, supports his son, cheers for him, hugs him. That scene really makes me cry”

“I really liked how 'Brick' portrays the concept of addiction, which is not only the one hinted at in the title, related to the brick of drugs, but above all, the kind that drives the protagonist to seek the truth and to do things that go beyond the ordinary. I’m the same: when I want to understand something, I always try to get to the bottom of it, even if it hurts. I prefer to know rather than be left at the mercy of events, and in that sense, I feel a bit similar to the protagonist. Being a low-budget film, it also inspired me a lot on a technical level, since I make music and also work on music videos. I really love its 2000s aesthetic, I’m obsessed with it.”

“Gotham is a metropolis that immediately triggers a sense of loneliness, but being alone also means focusing more on the search for your own path. I like the madness, the uniqueness, the fragility, the anger, the idea of not having to hide your weaknesses. And when he puts on the Joker mask, he becomes an actor, which reflects a lot of my own dedication to acting. When I watched 'Joker,' I felt a sense of redemption, and I think that for me, too, the time has come to get what I deserve. I lost my mother when I was 17, and later a friend in an accident. I’ve been through some difficult moments. Despite that, I remain cheerful and smiling, and I like the Joker because he also always has this smile painted on his face. I’m tired of social rules and judgments. If we could put ourselves in other people’s shoes more often, there would be more love, more empathy, and less pain.”