Mini Berlin

When you’ve never been to a place, everything about it seems small and dreamlike. As a child, I used to go to Six Flags - Astroworld in Houston and was overwhelmed by the enormity of it. Flash forward ten years and walking across the entire park only took 15 minutes. Not only had my height changed, but so had my perspective of the world, even though Astroworld stayed the same.

As we prepare for our trip to Berlin later this year, that same feeling has hit me. Every bit of Berlin I’ve experienced has been second hand through books and film. The thing is, I’m eager to keep that childlike wonder about me as I roam Kruezberg and Potsdamer Platz. Sure I’ve been to other places in Europe, so the scale of the city won’t surprise me, but I want other things to.

I ran across this new video from filmmakers Efim Graboy and Daria Turetski that uses tilt-shift lenses and photography to picture a mini Berlin, people teeming about like toy models. It reminds me of watching a Wes Anderson movie and only makes me want to visit the city sooner.

This is a story of one day in a miniature Berlin, the creation of humanity. Put your headphones, take a breath and dive into the symphony of the city. In order to cover the expenses and continue creating public free content we will be happy for any sort of donation. Please share the video with this donation link: https://paypal.me/minilook Minilook Berlin was made by Efim Graboy and Daria Turetski, without any support from any sort of fund. Only with private investment of the creators. Everyone who worked on this project did it voluntarily and with love to the city of Berlin. The project was made during past 2 years. 21 days of shooting. 142,069 still photos were made. Sound Design: Anton Levkin Composer: Omri Behr Location Manager: Jan Hendrik Wirtz, Kasi Schulz Watch in 4K!

You can see more from Efim Graboy and Daria Turetski here.