Even – As You and I

The film follows three fellows who aspire to win the Liberty-Pete Smith amateur movie contest, dreaming of prize money and a Hollywood contract. They immerse themselves in the creative process, writing a script while their workspace fills with discarded ideas. The narrative takes the viewers on a visual adventure as they shoot their film in unconventional locations, including down a manhole and up a telephone pole.

Their final product, titled "The Afternoon of a Rubberband," presents a montage of experimental images that includes cutting objects with a razor blade and a baby in a cooking pot. The film culminates in a screening where the friends reflect on their chances of achieving Hollywood fame. Even – As You and I, preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004, offers a glimpse into the creative aspirations and challenges of aspiring filmmakers in the late 1930s.