Camera operators are typically known for being very engaged with their subjects – they follow them, interact with them, and manipulate the surroundings around them. My goal for this shoot was to do the opposite of that. I wanted to discretely capture a day in the life of the people of Chinatown in Vancouver. My inspiration behind the shoot originates from the Kino-Pravda video series shot by Dziga Vertov in Russia during the early 1920s. This film series created nearly 100 years ago is equally, if not more powerful than much of the documentary work being produced today. Kino Pravda translates literally to “Film Truth.” Vertov’s goal was to visually capture Truth on Film, fragments of actuality which, when organized together, have a deeper truth that cannot be seen with the naked eye….