Between the Sidewalk and the Street: a Shtick Figures Production

Between the Sidewalk and the Street: a Shtick Figures Production

Allegra Rosenbaum

Everyone in New York City is trying to sell you something- whether it’s their newest performance art installation, a new car, or how to brand your content- and there is a selfish conspiracy behind all of it. If you think you're special, Shtick Figures is here to tell you that you're not. And they'll put you down with an eerie smile akin to the absurd realism their web series strive for.

I'd like to talk about a web series currently being produced by Shtick figures: Between the Sidewalk and the Street directed by Daniel Goulden and Jasper Johnson. While some may think the struggling female writer in New York City is a tired plot line, the directors totally agree and they approach this issue by attacking it with characters who tear down the protagonist Sonia (Piyali Syam) from all angles. 

Sonia lives with her college boyfriend Rob (Clay von Carolowitz) who is a bit full of himself and what he thinks he learned in college to say the least. She has been accepted to a prestigious writing program, but is afraid to attend. Her parents (Meeni Naqvi and Siraj Huda) disapprove of her "drifting" lifestyle. Sonia's quest for authenticity is both touching and hilarious as she is harangued by various characters in New York City, almost none of whom respect her. The series brilliantly points out to the viewer, that if you want to make it in New York, "you" as you know you will change, and probably not for the better.

While some might view the show as pessimistic, I see it as a hyperbolic lens on the bubble that is New York City writers try to inhabit and the insanity that ensues as we struggle to stay afloat financially (debt, rent, grad school) and mentally (job, friends, meaning). Between the Sidewalk and the Street takes us to the roads not taken in New York City: the ones of failed and half-hearted aspiring artists, sell-out marketers, and pseudo-intellectual potheads. None of us have anything to show for ourselves, and there is a solace in knowing that we're all doing terribly on the inside. So what's your Shtick?

Check out the Shtick Figures Youtube Channel Here.

What is WebVee Guide?

What is WebVee Guide? www.webveeguide.com

According to the WebVee Guide on their About Us page,  it is:

"WebVee Guide started as a labor of love. Four friends, united by a shared passion for online entertainment, came together to create a home for news, interviews and reviews of their favorite series. As the years passed, our site grew, our staff expanded, and our focus broadened. Today, as the world’s most-followed webseries magazine, we provide coverage of web festivals and award shows from across the globe and podcasts with brilliant creative-types along with all the in-depth features and reviews you’ve come to expect."

To me, it's a bit more! It is a MAJOR part of the web series community!!! I found this out when I did a hangout with Kyle Livingston & Eli David on March 1st 2015.
 
WebVee Guide is like Entertainment Tonight when it comes to the web series community. The stories that are written show how much each web series has a zeal & a passion for their craft and entertaining people!
The hangouts that they do on their YouTube channel also show this as well!!!! You can also see it in every interview that their corespondent Daniela Dilorio does in the many web festivals that they cover!!!!
You can see all of the interviews that Daniela Dilorio has done, along with their hangouts on their YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/webveeguide




You can see the hangout that I had with Eli David & Kyle Livingston here:







If you are looking for more information about the web series community, I would recommend  you checking out my friends at WebVee Guide!!!!

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