the boy was a cipher

instead of writing a term paper, i got sucked into TRS-80 (not the old computer) today (via K/V blog). TRS-80 mix up their electronic drums and keyboards with old crap like Coke commercials, network tv crime shows, and, in this case, iconic mormon b-films. here's their mash up of the film Cipher in the Snow and their own track from the album shake hands with danger.




this is pretty stellar editing with great music. but it's kind of illuminating, too, to compare the vid with the plot summary for the original film:

When a teenage boy dies unexpectedly, his math teacher is asked to notify his parents and write his obituary. Although he was the boy's favorite teacher, he hardly knew him. Shy and ostracized, the boy was a cipher, an unknown number in a class roll book. As the teacher unravels the mystery of what led to the boy's death, he commits himself to not letting others suffer the same fate. Now, for the first time on DVD, this classic film will inspire you and your family to reach out to others and care for the one.