A Short Documentary About A Giant Pencil

A Short Documentary About A Giant 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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2026
0h 22m
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Documentary

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.”

Top Cast

J

John Higgins

A

Amy Higgins

C

Curtis Ingvoldstad

L

LOTI Pencil

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