Mr. Saul and the Christmas Pageant
Video, 2012
This was part of Mr. Saul's Digital Utopia, shot over 26 Sundays in 2012.
TEXT:
It is the responsibility of every ideal father such as me, Mr. Saul, to ensure minimum adequacy in the documentation and long term archival storage of his son's every public performance such as the Christmas pageant. Far from ubiquitous, these performances give the viewer a window into a world of their own past, to potentially relive with equal exuberance, the thrill of stepping out before dozens of entranced parents and evoking the true nature of the holiday celebration through your choral mastery. Oh, to be nine years old again, to have your life ahead of you, with each choice and each path to be decided upon anew. Of course I speak now of other fathers, those who have had the misfortune of making mistakes in their lives and not about me, Mr. Saul. Just ask my obedient and well groomed family.