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A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil

Name: A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-10
Duration: 22 min
Cast: John Higgins, Amy Higgins, Curtis Ingvoldstad, LOTI Pencil

“A Lake of the Isles homeowner and a Minneapolis chainsaw sculptor shape meaning (and a twenty foot tall pencil) from the twisted trunk of a fallen oak tree.”

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A Lake of the Isles homeowner and a Minneapolis chainsaw sculptor shape meaning (and a twenty foot tall pencil) from the twisted trunk of a fallen oak tree. But this pencil isn’t meant to last. Every year, thousands gather to sacrifice a part of the pencil in a sharpening ceremony, and in the process renew the collective promise to “do something.”

Director: Daniel Straub

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