| The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit | |
| Director: | Joe Bookman D. Jesse Damazo |
| Starring: | Joe Bookman D. Jesse Damazo |
| Music: | D. Jesse Damazo |
| Cinematography: | Richard Wiebe Florina Titz Laura Iancu Craig Webster |
| Editing: | Joe Bookman D. Jesse Damazo |
| Runtime: | 15 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit is a 2011 short film by D. Jesse Damazo and Joe Bookman. It was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation section.[1] [2] The film was made as part of the directors' coursework at The University of Iowa. The title is a reference to William Faulkner's Nobel Prize acceptance speech. The film consists of only five shots, each lasting several minutes.
A quiet ukulele player and his talkative manager struggle to realize their artistic vision in a comic story of loss and friendship.