On Artists as Carriers of Information
An introduction to a new chapter for my YouTube channel.
Latest in: Film
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The Hidden Family of Carl Harp
On July 4, 2015, I did an interview with one of Carl Harp’s family members, (the subject of the film I am developing, (Indelible). He was born in Vancouver Washington according to most of his records but I had been having a terrible time locating his birth record or the name of his birth mother… Continue Reading
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Sequence Drawing from Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Two storyboards from Hitchcock’s film Vertigo.
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We are Merely Informed Energy: Rage Against the Dying of the Light
“We used to look up at the sky and wonder about our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.” –Cooper, from Interstellar The film Interstellar describes a universe which we must come to terms with on many levels. It is both an extension of our… Continue Reading
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A Letter to a Good and Decent Man
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 From: Julian Assange To: Benedict Cumberbatch Subject: Message from Assange Dear Benedict, Thank you for trying to contact me. It is the first approach by anyone from the Dreamworks production to me or WikiLeaks. My assistants communicated your request to me, and I have given it a lot of thought… Continue Reading
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Vortex
A clip from the film, Behind the Sun, (2001). One of the most beautiful films I have seen. It describes the practice of Blood Feuds which are still practiced today in some countries. These are usually between quarreling families, where they feel in order to save the honor of the family, one must kill one… Continue Reading
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Globetrotting (Song of Metacognition)
Beautiful new work from performance artist Robert Metrick. Courage, fearlessness, boundaries, borders, memory and judgment.
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Looking Through the Glass into the Kingdom of the One-eyed Man.
Our community resides on a framework of anti-ethics. And until we recognize this, walk away from it, and build something else, where all individuals are respected and graced with honor, we will only be the indentured subjects of the one-eyed man, in the blind kingdom of cruelty and exploitation.
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Film: Delhi 6
A film about the complexities within human communities and how fragile they can be. It is set in Delhi India. A young American with Indian roots returns to Delhi to accompany his grandmother on her final journey home. It interweaves media, religion, political power, family, fate, and the power of the dreaded black monkey…with stunning images and a beautiful soundtrack.
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Dogville
Dogville is a play on film. It is a philosophical story about the human desire to destroy someone whose only crime was to offer help and sacrifice. But the receivers of her gifts were not reflected well by her gifts, and so she became a pariah, the object of their hatred, and someone to be destoyed. In the end, everyone was lost, because she too, became a victim of her own weakness. Very complex ideas and thoughts on being human.