Kutiman is a musical phenomenon. He remixes other peoples' youtube clips of
music and songs and makes them into new creations. The film Presenting Princess Shaw (aka Thru You Princess, directed by Ido Haar, documents the story of how Kutiman discovered a tremendously
talented lyricist/singer on you tube and transformed her into a star! Samantha, known as Princess Shaw on youtube, is an African-American woman from New Orleans,
who writes phenomenal lyrics and sings beautifully and puts all her songs up on
youtube. The film follows her in her lonely
personal life, her work as a caregiver in a home for the elderly, her
disappointments in trying to get her singing career to take off, and her surprise
when Kutiman's mix uses her song Give It Up. She is a wonderful
woman, projecting much charm, and a fair amount of soul!
Check out the song and the remix on youtube -- Kutiman- Give It Up
Kutiman lives on a kibbutz in the Negev, mixing music from
you tube pieces that he uncovers. The
film opens with a scene at the Guggenheim Museum where he is honored as the
entire museum is transformed into a glittering youtube screen, projecting
enormous images from his productions. He
"discovers" Princess Shaw and,
when his remix goes viral, she becomes a star!
In a moving sequence, Princess Shaw comes to Tel Aviv for a
magical performance together with Kutiman and his orchestra, at the Habima
Theater. She sings her own soul lyrics,
accompanied by Kutiman and his orchestra.
Following the screening at the Jerusalem Film Festival
today, she received thunderous applause and returned the audience's love with
an impromptu rendition of one of her songs!
I loved this film! Presenting Princess Shaw (documentary,
78 minutes) is a heartwarming music documentary, showing how we are all
interconnected today via the internet, providing the story of an African-American singer with
an Israeli connection! Available from First Hand Films and Go2 Films.
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