Suitcase of Love and Shame

I listened to this story on the Love + Radio Podcast and the Snap Judgement Podcast This is such an unimaginable treasure trove that was uncovered and all this “documentary” does is play the audio and show grainy, cropped images that are supposedly related. I’m all for artistic license, but this film provides zero secondary information, context or even visual appeal. I understand the idea of protecting people’s identities, but if they reference Saint Louis, maybe be so bold as to show a picture of Saint Louis. The entire basis of its appeal is that this really happened between…

The director discovered a suitcase on ebay sold as “Suitcase of Love and Shame” and this film uses the contents of …

Watched this after listening to the “Snap!” podcast about it, “Rivals”. The director discovered a suitcase on ebay sold as “Suitcase of Love and Shame” and this film uses the contents of that suitcase to paint a picture of how technology formed a part of our most intimate relationships even in the 60’s. If you enjoy reading love letters between other people, you’ll enjoy this. It’s slow and beautiful and sad and awful. I highly suggest following up with the podcast as…