Washington, D.C. Always Plays Itself

“O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears”
Katherine Lee Bates: America the Beautiful
I started writing this last year, back when I was in a different mood. I wondered if I should go through with it. But then again, if not now, then when?
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[@tyrongkojy]

What's funny is that the country rebelled over "no taxation without representation", and yet that's basically the entire basis of those who live there.

[@withlessAsbestos]

Only sense the 17th amendment.

[@dcbandnerd]

I'm a D.C. area native - family goes back in the city along way and this video really struck me at my core. The quote toward the end said it best: "To be in Washington is to live in the shadow of symbolism obscured by the screen of a necessary democratic narrative - that this place belongs to all but not to us."

[@TiogshiLaj]

Best episode of "Every Frame A Painting" I've seen this month. ;)

[@TiogshiLaj]

(yes, I know it's deliberate)

[@georgier9151]

Tiogshi Laj (also, Every Frame a Painting was referencing a film called Los Angeles Plays Itself 🙂)

[@uneek35]

I think despite the fact that this episode is a clear tribute, it's still not EFAP in spirit. EFAP is about film form and how movies use imagery to impart meaning. Between the Lines is about how certain media becomes iconic and deconstructing that iconography. This episode is more the latter than the former.

[@theGhoulman]

lol! I thought the same thing... see my reply above. :)

[@nikkicastle3423]

As someone who has lived in DC most of their life, this video really hits close to home. I love DC, but it's made for the tourists not the residents.

[@johncollins1255]

THANK YOU! as a fellow Washingtonian I've always had a gripe with movies doing this

[@thevampirefrog06]

My dad every time we drive past the Exorcist steps: "Hey look! The Exorcist steps!" Also my dad, this time at the end of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter: "That's not the way to Ford's Theater! I thought this was historical!"

[@theDENIMMAN]

the title of this video reminds me of a Canadian documentary on how the city of Vancouver has never played itself in a movie. Vancouver has been used as a stand in for almost every conceivable American and Canadian city...but never itself

[@TheWarriorpony]

theDENIMMAN That's because it's a tribute to "Every frame a painting's" "vancouver never plays itself"

[@theDENIMMAN]

TheWarriorpony thanks! I thought so

[@smjaiteh]

I'd rather watch a movie about people living in DC anyway. I'm not particularly enthused about caring about politicians nowadays.

[@SIngli6]

In many ways, Washington D.C. bares a few similarities to Canberra. Both were artificially constructed to form a neutral space for a capital, both are bereft of skyscrapers, and both lack an identity outside of the many monuments and historical buildings that adorn the metropolis. Canberra is a city in the middle of nowhere, where people go either to pursue politics or retire from anything else.

[@mrpernickety3]

Absolutely true.

[@autumndidact6148]

Or on their way to go skiing.

[@SIngli6]

Matthew Gollschewski Ah, primary school excursion memories right there.

[@Alevuss92]

+

[@Gixwing]

Brasília here in Brasil is pretty much the exact same thing since it was created to replace the old capital. Middle of nowhere, artificial, recognizable architecture, mostly politics. It also makes it the ONLY planned city in the country.

[@acdcforlife96]

As a resident of the DMV I really appreciate this essay, I have the same views of D.C. as a setting as you. The city has so much potential for great filming locations like Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle, even the Union Market area gets no love. Well done sir!

[@Crowley9]

I am a foreigner, and the state of Washington D.C. has always felt weird to me. It's the capital of one of the wealthiest, most powerful nations in the world, but at the same time it is (relatively) low in population, small in economy yet also high in crime (again, relatively and in proportion to the aforementioned population and economy). It all feels so contradictory.

[@Skullkan6]

Crowley9 nyc is like that too, the best and worst of america in one city.

[@TheDundeeBiscuitLuvU]

I mean, you always get crime in big cities, since they tend to have a lot of poverty as well. London and Paris, for example, are exactly the same

[@GeoNeilUK]

I think what it is about Washington is that it's a purpose built capital, like Ottawa, Canberra or Brasilia rather than an organic capital like London, Paris or Rome. If the USA had an organic capital, it would probably be New York, but many other cities would beg to differ I'm sure. South Yorkshire is the same on a WAY smaller scale, the biggest place there by far is Sheffield, but the county capital is actually Rotherham!

[@GeoNeilUK]

"Probably because there are a lot of blacks." Would you care to expand on that?

[@thehopeofeden597]

It's not a state btw

[@fabrisse7469]

At 13:48 Capitol Hill is spelled "Catpiol" Hill. As a District resident, I wish you'd addressed our inequality more. For the record, I live in SW DC (I'm an ANC, even) and work two blocks from Ben's Chili Bowl at 14th and U. You're onto something with much of the lack of love for DC being linked to its predominantly black population. I once asked someone when he thought we'd get representation in Congress, and his answer was "When the population is 70% white." But there are so many aspects to it. We paid more in federal income tax per capita in 2015 than any state and by total, we paid more than Puerto Rico, Vermont, Wyoming, Alaska, and Montana combined ($24,826,721(gross collection in thousands) versus $25,583,750 for the District), yet we still have no say in something as simple as how our buildings look in residential neighborhoods. I love my city. It's beautiful, and like Mr. Smith, I get a catch in my throat every time I see the capitol from Union Station or my balcony. But the inequality, both among the wards and the people in general, never seems to be addressed in films.

[@CITYOFSHOOTERS]

That’s why I made my channel. White people try to remove and deny our history while replacing us . My family been here for nearly 200 years in DC they took Georgetown from black Americans and then southwest and lastly NW after that now most of us are in SE because Gentrification. I cover the real DC on my page and the history kzbin.info/www/bejne/eamXm2Z4g9mVaNk

[@MarquisSmith]

All this research, and yet you neglect to mention the hoards of Super Mutants roaming your streets?

[@KyleKallgrenBHH]

An early draft included a clip from Fallout 3, but I decided to stick with movies. I did start a video on Fallout a while back and it was originally going to be about my experiences playing the game as a Washington native. It eventually turned into something else, but those early thoughts gelled here.

[@tyrongkojy]

Still, the lack is noticeable.

[@miriamquintana755]

Do you have any opinion on Fallout's version of D.C.? (I always am curious about what people from cities portrayed in videogames think of those games' portrayal of their cities. Being from Minnesota, I will never have the experience, so I like living through others who do get that experience.)

[@nngnnadas]

At least there's x-men.

[@drakkenmensch]

Captain Ironsides will save us all!!!

[@booklover569]

As someone who lives in the DC Metro area, this video was incredible. I'm actually working on a script about DC, so here's crossing my fingers.

[@CzechAvailabilitie]

Props for the great use of Bad Brains.

[@galactor123]

Yeah I thought the same thing, it is a remarkably good music choice as that band kind of proves his point as well. There are a handful of DC bands that are famous in the DC area: Bad Brains and Fugazi being probably the ones that most obviously come to mind, that talk about both the ups and downs of living in DC and the DC area in their music from time to time and yet no one outside of the DC area really has ever heard that music, partially I feel because it doesn't really speak to the DC in our heads.

[@aModernDandy]

I will never forget the first time I came to Washington. I had spent half a year in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is the strangest place imaginable to a European. Looking out of the Greyhound bus windows and seeing houses, one next to the other, with sidewalks everywhere and buses and knowing there was a railway under the streets moved me almost to tears.

[@marias-i3333]

I love this, Kyle I'm from DC and I always wanted there to be stories about the people here, not just the politicians

[@GrnAzn]

is he gonna do the thing "My name is Kyle..." yesssssss

[@margaesperanza]

My sister immigrated to D.C. as a nurse so when I go to America for vacations I always find myself biking around the city. Its such a pretty place to walk around too, my first visit was basically a dream because most of the people I met were so kind. I especially love going to Chinatown to eat before I go on my way wandering around again. But now the current political landscape has made it depressing to go around, especially near the white house. There is this deep sense of sadness and hostility, since the majority of D.C. natives ARE minorities and immigrants. You can feel it when you drive around the city, something in its soul has died.

[@SamAronow]

I LOVE the intro to D.C. in John Adams. It's so undignified. Like the entire series, it's trying to bring America's mythologized establishment back to a human scale, even at the cost of some historical accuracy (though the D.C. shown here is accurate). And period accents are extremely cool, too.

[@thereareotherworlds]

Nice work. As a fellow native (born on North Capitol Street, grew up off South Capitol), I've always noticed the representation of the city in films and TV show, and it was never the city I knew. So glad to see your excellent treatment of this. It has bugged me for years, and was something nobody seemed to pay much attention to.

[@AaronAnaya]

Your use of both versions of The District Sleep Alone Tonight is truly masterful. It makes me emotional every time I watch this.

[@ProfBowen]

Grew video as always Kyle. Another roadblock to filming in DC is the complicated network of jurisdictions. I once worked on a miniseries that shot there. For a scene of two actors crossing the street from the Supreme Court to the Capitol I had to negotiate with five different agencies. One for the court, one for the sidewalk in front of the court, one for the street, one for the sidewalk across the street, and one for the Capitol. Still it’s one of my favorite places I’ve filmed. Done so twice.

[@Briansgate]

Damn Kyle. Awesome vid. I can imagine it now. Script: 1 hour. Video Editing: 14 years. Had to be some long hard work. Great job.

[@shupahgirl7314]

Had the chance to visit DC at the start of the year and a week there left me feeling strangely empty and this video gave a reason to many of the things I felt. Thank you so much for this.

[@TheActualCathal]

Soundtrack playlist: "Washington DC" by Gil Scott Heron kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpi5i2eYbrRmatU "Chillin" by Wale ft. Gaga kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2qwaIumfdaYhpI "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" by Duke Ellington kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIOYZmR3i7eajas "The Washington Post March" by Sousa kzbin.info/www/bejne/nauseWqsrtmde6c "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" by The Postal Service kzbin.info/www/bejne/roasc6Gjma99a5I "Banned in DC" by Bad Brains kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ-6fJunbdGSa8U "Bustin Loose" by Chuck Brown kzbin.info/www/bejne/oorMoYCsaqiag9E "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" by Birdy kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp6cgIGrg6aYjZI "Washington DC" by The Magnetic Fields kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4qvfYGeic6EkMU

[@SaraGrapes]

I have a story to share with you all: when my family moved overseas, we took our dvds with us. What we didn't realize is that nearly all of them were region coded so that they couldn't be played outside North America. Since we were only there temporarily, we didn't want to buy a bunch of Asian coded dvds. So for the longest time, the only DVD my family was able to watch at leisure was Night at the Museum 2, which now holds a special place in our hearts. Thanks Kyle for pausing your monologue for that precious line, "Why these aren't real rubies at all!"

[@GescheitGespielt]

Holy crap, how long did it take you to research all this? Important sentiment, beautiful and poignant execution. You have released one of your best works, Kyle.

[@CITYOFSHOOTERS]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eamXm2Z4g9mVaNk

[@andrewphillips8341]

My friend lives in Toronto - a city that is used in many TV and movies usually as another city.His apartment was once used as 'entrance' to a secret government spy HQ

[@Thraim.]

2:00 We actually have a building regulation like that in Munich (Germany). No building shall rise higher than the Frauenkirche. This church is the city's landmark and a huge tourist magnet.

[@SlendysWatchingMe]

So neat that you took inspiration for Tony Zhou - I was just thinking how I liked the similarity between the two videos! It's just fascinating to look at a city through film, and it's a perspective only a film buff who lives in the relevant city can give you. It's such an interesting topic and your take on it is fantastic, as always.

[@brain_apostrophe_t]

Thank you for the imagery of Frank Underwood being pissed at the Doctor and Damian Karras falling down the stairs to up tempo marching band music.

[@psionickender]

I really think this is your best video. It came from the heart (not that your other videos don't). I've lived in the DC area for 6 years now for work *sheepish* but I really loved this take of it.

[@Trekspertise]

This is really great. Well done.

[@chibikonatsu]

Fabulous use of the Postal Service, sir.

[@jackcharlotte25]

I totally can see where you're coming from, Kyle. I lived in the DC area for four years and couldn't help but notice all these background inconsistencies once I became more acquainted with the cityscape. In fact, it took me a full year living there to finally get around to checking out the National Mall, solely because my sister was visiting and wanted to see the sights. I never put together the catacomb imagery in regards to the subway system, but that in and of itself was by far the most efficient public transit I've seen thus far. Dupont Circle would eventually become a favorite hang-out for me, but U-Street eventually also became a big hotspot, especially the 9:30 Club. And by far, E-Street cinema was the best place to catch new movies in the city.

[@Foxpawed]

Man, now I really want to play Fallout 3 again. As someone who's been to DC twice (First time on a class trip, so we got to go into the white house and up into the Washington monument) being able to recognize pretty much all of the settings in that game was part of what made it my favorite. Also, holy shit did you ping the crap out of my musical nostalgia with District Sleeps Alone Tonight. Both times.

[@catbot158]

I remember walking through DC for mission trips and my 8th grade school trip. Besides the touristy places, the city felt more like a city in Western NJ than in the nation's capital. It's still one of favorite cities to visit, because of the local people and the other places you can visit.

[@itsjuanpacheco]

You know I lived in Washington DC for eight months and that was the first thing I noticed. Sort of an ironic class system that they have their. Spectacular video by the way.

[@femoman]

I know what you mean with the bit about looking for inconsistencies in media depictions of your home city. I live in London, and most of the time it's fairly okay how movies and TV shows portray it, but every now and then we get a Thor: Ragnarok (Which seemed to suggest that travelling from Charing Cross station to Greenwich University was a relatively short, straightforward subway ride)

[@idrils]

Your editing is only getting better and on that one it's pretty stellar. Fluid and funny. Moooooooree!!

[@jordanrioscreations]

A video on the DC environment isn't complete without a little Chuck Brown. Kudos.

[@iloveny119]

you are right that georgetown was a tiny port, but you miss that the port in Alexandria (2nd busiest port in america at the time) was originally part of DC and was an economic center of the era for the wealthiest colony, VA

[@rudeboyzippo]

Nice use of The District Sleeps Alone. I'm glad there's a few of us, who still enjoy music from the early aughts.

[@tomboz777]

Excellent work as ever Tony. :)

[@CasaiAgicap]

The joke here is this episode is rather similar to an Every Frame a Painting video

[@kubdep]

Awesome video. I just got a new job in DC near the National Basilica and I am very surprised that there aren't any films I know of that had filmed around there. Hopefully in the future, Hollywood will film around the Brookland area since it is getting better.

[@yvonnerogers6429]

Oh, I love this! I currently live elsewhere, but I, too, was born in DC and still have friends there. What you have to say makes a lot of sense. Thank you for a lovely meditation on home.

[@maddymathis6797]

I'm not from DC, but NoVA (that place where when describing where you live the outsiders you just say DC because it's easier). Still I can see these effects and I've always thought about how you never see anyone living there on TV/movies despite being able to see it if you take a step past the touristy spots. I guess the area where I live kind of perpetuates that (commuters and all).

[@AspelShuyin]

I visited DC a few years ago and never visited the government stuff (aside from the Embassy open houses and their swag). You have so many museums, so many bars. And public transportation is just an amazing concept to someone like me who's from the smalltown vestige of a major city that barely has good buses. It's weird that I love the DC Metro so much. If it weren't so expensive I'd want to live there.

[@shawn6669]

The marching band music during Father Karas throwing himself down the stairs made me spit coffee through my nose.

[@Calpsotoma]

Tony Zhou is great. I was wondering if this was based on his video about Toronto never playing itself. I'm glad you gave me an answer in the video

[@as3330a]

As a fellow AU Alum I appreciate your work and love this video!!

[@fullmetalmasify]

When I saw the clip from Plan 9 from Outer Space, I started laughing out loud. I visited Washington DC back around 6 years ago during my spring break and I was quite impressed with it (though I was kind of exhausted from walking everywhere).

[@HannibalHanslaughter]

I really hope the US will be alright

[@paulmitchum8658]

'Burn After Reading' section reminded me of 'The President's Analyst.'

[@38procentkrytyk]

With my Twitter exploding with comments "who should die" it is nice to see such simple video.

[@mertinho]

Really enjoyed this video! Great work, loved it! And now I really want to visit Washington

[@94sHippie]

I now live in the DC metro region for grad school and it is this weird place because DC is only a few miles from where I live yet it is a 30 minute drive or an hour metro ride away. Without your own car you get stuck in not just the town you live in but a two mile radius because to try and escape it is difficult because of traffic, poor suburban planning, and highways cutting through residential areas.

[@TravisPilgrim]

The use of music by Bad Brains is much appreciated

[@andrewdefrank5817]

I loved watching this video and want to share it with everyone I know.

[@blind2d]

As a northern Virginian, this spoke to me. Well done, sir.

[@shannongrayson6729]

I grew up in Montgomery county. I love DC and this video.

[@Mattteus]

I love that you used The Disctrict Sleeps AloneTonight

[@Mattteus]

no Dismemberment Plan though...

[@rudeboyzippo]

I said the same thing. Postal Service is great !

[@kingofthegundam7974]

You know who else plays Washington? Corporations.

[@elyonum]

I was born in DC, but had to live overseas most of my life. I just moved back 6 months ago and am rediscovering the city! this video is making me feel pride and a little hope for my city. Do you still live around here Kyle? Just sayin', it'd be THRILLED to see you in person.

[@mortman200]

The urban myth about the mandatory building height is actually true of Ottawa. Buildings aren't supposed to infringe on the skyline of the Parliament buildings. In theory, at least.

[@CasaiAgicap]

That inclusion of The Postal Service made me way happier than it should have

[@rudeboyzippo]

Love Postal Service... Bright Eyes too... The early '00's had some great tunes.

[@FilmPersona]

Lars von Trier is filming his next film "The House That Jack Built" in Sweden but it is set in Washington in the 70's. I wonder how he is going to represent the city while filming on another continent. He is known to be afraid of flying and refuses to leave Europe.

[@amphioxusanniversary]

Huh. The version I heard was that nothing could be built higher than the Washington Monument. I checked wikipedia to see for myself, and also found this: "The federal Heights of Buildings Act of 1910 allows buildings that are no taller than the width of the adjacent street, plus 20 feet (6.1 m)".

[@rosly_yt]

great use of DC Sleeps Alone Tonight

[@sonicjr53]

brilliant, as always.

[@Msoulwing]

An interesting little view of a city that gets shoved to the side lines in favor of its own core.

[@MoonSafariFilms]

Great music selections

[@louisduarte8763]

Now I want to know where they filmed most of "Winter Soldier", if not D.C. Any exterior scene with tall buildings (Nick Fury's car chase, tailing and interrogating Agent Sitwell, wherever the Triskelion's supposed to be) is most likely not really in the city.

[@gremlech2846]

there is a capital city similar to washington, canberra was built for the sole purpose of government.

[@Skohland]

I thought this was "Every Frame a Painting" for a second

[@InoMercy]

Long story short? You will never see a movie set in Anacostia any time soon.

[@charlesdavidson4815]

I live in Reston. I really need to get there more often. But then, that's what a lot of folks living in exurbia say...

[@buckleygeneration]

Beautiful episode, Kyle. As someone who's only ever seen America through screens, this was very interesting. Completely unrelated, but have you ever considered doing an episode on Claire Denis?

[@MsDefectiveToaster]

I live in Dallas and the only time I've seen it on film is in the X Files movie. It has ppl digging in a sandy desert with the Dallas skyline in the background and I'm sitting here like "wtf?!! I've never seen a desert in my life!"

[@ro6441]

It may not be the case for DC, but it actually is for Seville: you cannot build anything taller than the giralda, because then it would lose it's unesco wold heritage status ( www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/20/seville-unesco-heritage-pelli-tower ) it was actually super dramatic, but it's all turned out ok

[@chrisscorpio5651]

Great choice of local music in the video.

[@adoozerwhodoesnt3612]

I was born in DC too and grew up nearby. I have since moved away and while I don't miss the expense, the pretentiousness, and missing my turn every goddam time I drive there, I do miss being there. And I especially miss going to the Smithsonian. I feel like a scholar in barbarian lands.

[@ZillMob]

Baltimore. I'm stuck in coincidence land again. It's 2019. If Justin Long comes up again I'm losing it. He just keeps popping into my world

[@DSQueenie]

There is only one film you will have seen of my home city: Trainspotting. It's a fairly accurate portrayal. Despite only having one scene shot there. For all our local fears of being like your DC, a city seen though it's postcard landmarks, it's funny that our most famous film is so grounded. I don't think there is one shot of its volcanic history. Films about Edinburgh are a testament to passion. People from Leith love Leith and so it has three films about it. Morningside is the same to a lesser extent, so The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Hell even Newcraighall has an art house film trilogy. The Southside on the other hand doesn't have its artists. Yet.

[@AaronAnaya]

I cried after watching this.

[@CrashThompson]

Excellent use of "Banned in DC" 😊

[@The_Lauren_Fox_Catalogue]

I was JUST going to comment that. It really is, punk and protests are definitely soulmates.

[@GreatgoatonFire]

re 1:56 My hometown Uppsala actually has a law (or maybe restriction is a better word) about how high you can build. Aside some some notable exceptions like the smokestacks of the trash burning power plant and the new police headquarters (called the scandal house for breaking this limit) every building has to low enough to allow a clear view of the Cathedral and Castle. A not so subtle reminder of who ran the show. On a side note there still to this day canons placed at the Castle aiming straight at the Cathedral to make sure the archbishop doesnät get any funny ideas.

[@person9872]

Hoping this doesn't sound like I'm being an obnoxious know-it-all. As a fellow DC/Marylander, I had two things to add (also, cool to see you do this whole thing!). 2:00 - The two big myths you always hear are that no building is allowed to block the line-of-sight to the capital rotunda, or that no building can be higher than the Washington Monument and/or the capital. Both of those are false. However, there is a law making it so that no building can be no higher than the width of the adjacent street. That's one of the reasons why addresses like Pennsylvania Avenue or Massachusetts Avenue have become so coveted - not only is it well situated, but wider streets means that you can build taller buildings. The height restrictions were passed during the 'City Beautiful' era of the city's architecture (that you brought up), when DC was rebuilt to rival the European capitals. That was also the same period when you saw a lot of DC's monumental architecture, which is where the idea of rivaling the European capitals becomes most obvious, because some buildings are literally build to show-up specific structures in Europe. For example, there is Federal Triangle and Whitehall in London, the Library of Congress and the British Library, the National Cathedral and Notre Dame or Westminster Abbey, and Union Station and all the big London and Paris train stations. 2:10 - Okay, this is super picky, but technically the building is referred to as the 'Capitol' with an 'o', while the city is known as the 'capital' with an 'a'. The term 'Capitol' comes from the temple of Zeus in Rome (it also sat on the highest hill, had a very large dome, and so with DC's neoclassical influences it's not hard to see where the connection came from). But yeah, that's being really picky, I know. 5:20 - Not a correction but before DC was picked as the site for the capital city, there were two cities already there. One was Georgetown and the other was Alexandria. And a random note: not sure how accurate this is, but I've heard that the reason why movies are never filmed on location at DC is because of the home rule issue - basically DC can't offer film subsidies like neighboring states can PS - cool video! DC is such a beautiful city. And there's so much more to it than just the mall and penn quarter. I wish people were more familiar with everything else there.

[@thesejoots]

i fckin love DC. my grandparents live in arlington. hop skip n a jump.

[@kaelang12]

Like catacombs? No wonder the Metro terrifies me in Fallout 3.

[@vivianviolet]

congrats DC, ya just played yourself

[@ShovelChef]

Ooh, there are two of this comment now…

[@KaiseaWings]

Hah! Sounds a bit like Canberra. Australia couldn't decide between Melbourne and Sydney so we made Canberra. There's not much there outside of Parliament but a few monuments and a museum.

[@ThePa1riot]

Maybe it's not quite the example one is looking for, but my favorite place I saw when visiting Washington was the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. I've been all over the world and even on vacation I still like to attend mass. I can tell you that that Church is the most beautiful I've ever been to. Granted I'm probably biased and I haven't been to Notre Dame or the Vatican yet.

[@georgel9409]

I got really excited when Vancouver was mentioned. Vancouver is never mentioned

[@FunFilmFare]

Very insightful! I'm from the DC area (Northern Virginia to be exact), and even I didn't know some of these facts. What are your opinions about Washington DC's local film industry???

[@snowcherryleopard]

Interesting video! I've always wondered about how the non symbolic areas and daily life are in the city

[@HystericalWoman]

I'd like to see the Giant Chair of Anacostia in a movie

[@orestria]

This made me want to visit washington really bad. so there's that.

[@Jebbtube]

I imagine Washington is quite different since this video was made...