hiding out

You ever just have one of those days when you just wanna hide under a table? Short scene written by Alex Elliott. Directed & shot by Natalie Raymond Starring Alex Elliott & Brian David Cole. Shot on iPhone.

ever have one of those moments where the whole weight of the universe comes crashing down around you & you realize that life is pain?

yeah. us neither.

a short scene written by: alex elliott
directed by: natalie raymond
starring: brian david cole & alex elliott
shot entirely on iphone by: natalie raymond

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Secret History

You thought you knew Griffith Park? You have no idea! Griffith Park's namesake, the millionaire industrialist Griffith J. Griffith, was a well respected pillar of the Los Angeles philanthropic community. Until, in 1903, when everything changed. Learn more about the wild & weird history of the origins of Griffith Park in this mini-doc! You can read the narration text, as well as more tidbits from this bizarre story, on my blog: http://natalieraymond.com/blog/2019/3/4/la-layers The Secret History of Griffith Park Written & directed by Natalie Raymond Starring Christine Tran Shot on location on the Griffith Park hiking trails, 2019.

One afternoon out of sheer curiosity I decided to google the origin story of Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. At first it was unremarkable, a large tract of land donated to the city by a wealthy resident. But it didn’t take much digging to discover the strange & violent history of LA’s most famous public space. I took that curiosity & created this little short documentary exploring the weird early life of this landmark & the man who made it possible.

You can read the full narration text plus additional information (there was too much weird stuff to fit into just one 3 min video!) in my earlier blog post. & remember: the history of your local haunts is often weirder than you can even imagine.