In search of everyday creativity, Tudor learns about the work of Jeff Goldberg who has written eight thousand film reviews. In his interview, Jeff explains his work, all documented on the website The Four Word Film Review.
The first creative surprise. Every review is no more than four words.
Explaining his hobby, Jeff explains that he sometimes reverses the process, coming up with an amusing turn of phrase after which he searches for a film to match the entry for The Four Word Film Review.
Another creative surprise: Contributors do not have to have watched the film.
Jeff explains how a love of wordplay helps his productivity, and describes his prize-winning entry for 2017. It is for a little-known Iranian film Disappearance.
His four words? Searching for missing Persian.
The interview takes a surreal turn as the phone line starts breaking down. But not before a discussion of creativity in chess, and a final flash of everyday creativity, as the interview was about to end. This leads to a discussion of the theories of creativity and play found in the work of the psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott.
You can find Jeff's prize-winning four word review on http//fwfr.com
