Who Secretly Created New York's Most Iconic Sculpture?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- William Makky is the owner and artisan behind the Bedi Makky Art Foundry in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. For his entire life, he's worked closely with artists to create some of the most iconic sculptures and statues in the United States including the Charging Bull, the Iwo Jima Monument, and many more.
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Directed by Joshua Charow
Cinematography by Joshua Charow, Luca Silveira, Alex Ferrandiz
Drone by Jordan Studdard
Original Score by Pete Miller
Archival Footage generously provided by David Fenster
To learn more about William Makky and the Bedi Makky Art Foundry: www.bedi-makky.com/
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God I love this channel.
Also dude is a great dad, he knows how rare and precious the foundry is, but still wants his kids to find their own path. Good man
Exactly. A very admirable perspective. Thanks for the kind words!
Still unbelievable how many more people don’t know about this channel. Amazing quality as always
Thank you so much! I love making these documentaries no matter what, and will keep them coming.
@@Limelightdocs then I’ll definitely be watching every one as they come out
If you're reading this share and like the video, but then share it again!
Your videos are always shot so well, and the stories you manage to find are so captivating and unique. I can’t really describe it well, but these videos have this genuine, passionate feel to them. I could go on for hours about the little details I love about each and every video, but I’m just writing this as a little letter of gratitude. Thank you for making such beautiful content about such amazing little stories.
This is such a meaningful, incredible comment for me to read. Thank you so much! I'm glad the videos have this impact on you.
Beautiful documentary. I feel so honored to have had my dad, Harold Lehman's sculpture cast by Bill at Beddi-Makky Art Foundry.
Thank you! Bill is the greatest. Is your father's sculpture that Bill casted on public display?
Bill is an amazing Person. His foundry is a magical place to visit. What a wonderful human ❣
Beautiful documentary! We met Bill this weekend.Incredible state of the art work.
this channel is the gem! thank you! keep bringing the content, the algorithm will pick up soon.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Hopefully.
Josh, this is such a great story! I love all your work, very passionate and moving!
I just can't believe it. It's incredible. just keep doing em. no critique.
Thanks!
This channel is a gem. Thank you, I’ve been enlightened by these videos
Fathers, sons, the fire of the crucible, and the otherworldly light through the skylights. Another gorgeous story-visually, aurally, emotionally. Incredible storytelling. ❤
Bless, this dear artist is 93 years old, how wonderful and inspiring!
What an amazing guy, very humble and authentic, thank you! 👌👌👍👍✌✌
Amazing stuff! I couldn't even tell how long I was watching until it ended. Very moving story
Thank you for watching and the kind comment. Bill has an incredible story.
What a beautiful story. ❤ Thank you.
Beautifully shot. This channel is going to be so big.
Thanks John!
I love the documentaries on this channel. Keep up the good work
thank you for another wonderful documentary!
beautifully shot, and great story telling!
Thank you so much!
this was awesome. thank you for sharing!
Thank you!
Wonderful. What a great legacy ❤😊such a thoughtful piece
Thank you so much!
Love your productions, happy holidays!
this guy has the best channel.
Real
Can't wait to watch this 100x over
Thank you!!!
Unreal, so so so good as always
Nice stuff man
Fascinating!
Bravo ! Great storytelling ...beautiful place !
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed.
Another great story told in a great way by Limelight!
Thanks so much!!
Such a beautiful video which made me genuinely emotional. Thank you for showcasing these wonderful people.
Incredible
Amazing story, beautifully told!
Thank you so much!
Amazing
I LOVE THIS VIDEO!
Love the videos, keep it up!
Thank you!! I will.
Fantastic story and excellent storytelling. Thank you for making this beautiful video.
Thank you for watching and commenting this! Means a lot.
Insane guys! the work on these videos is stunning!
Thanks so much!
Ahh, another amazing video from a criminally underrated channel! I thought u weren't posting anymore, glad that I was wrong ❤
Takes me a while to make the videos, especially longer ones like this. But I love making them and have no plans to stop!
@@Limelightdocs inspirational imo
Love the content, you guys should make more shorts to inject yourselves into the algorithm.
I love these videos, how is this not larger?
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video! Only suggestion would be to pay attention to the music level during dialogue. It was a little hard to understand some words. But awesome job!
are we gonna get an update on the nye doc for 2024?
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I still have that jacket in the thumbnail.
Please dont give up. You're exactly like a gem hidden somewhere in a cave waiting to be discovered!
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You’re like Human of New York…but with video.
That's the goal! Thank you.