My Neighbor, Miguel

December 1, 2020 4:30 PM

A short documentary about a magical San Francisco resident and artist (SL Vimeo) (CW: while not the majority of the film, he does talk about his experience of living through the AIDS crisis)
posted by treepour (5 comments total)

I frequently went by a house on my way to work that always had sculptures hanging in front. Now I need to go see if it is his. A really excellent glimpse at why San Francisco is special.
posted by njohnson23 at 6:10 PM on December 1, 2020 [2 favorites]

What a lovely, thoughtful film. Thanks!

(I very rarely experience nostalgia. But, I sure do miss San Francisco while watching this.)
posted by eotvos at 10:44 PM on December 1, 2020 [3 favorites]

With archival video from my day job! I'm glad to see this making the rounds -- it's such a labor of love.
posted by thesmallmachine at 10:44 AM on December 2, 2020 [4 favorites]

This is wonderful! For more than 10 years I went by his house almost daily on the 5 Fulton. I always wondered about the artist and always looked forward to his sculptures. Love seeing this!
posted by doggerel at 7:13 PM on December 2, 2020 [1 favorite]

That is beautiful. I shared it with a friend who grew up in Marin and has HIV. I'm positive that I've either walked or ridden a bus past Miguel's house. Thank you treepour.
posted by bendy at 9:33 PM on December 2, 2020 [1 favorite]