A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil
2026 · 22 min · 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.
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.”
- Director
- Daniel Straub
- Writers
- Daniel Straub, Austin Straub
- Released
- February 10, 2026
- Language
- English
Cast
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