Tunis, Tunisia
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Superficial is the Most Profound...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Bees are Back...
State College, PA
Premiering on Planet Green this week - Saturday at 8. Kicking off the "Reel Impact" documentary series. Get all the info here
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
First Laugh of the Day
Media Motion Studio
Charlotte, NC
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Today I reached a saturation point. A lot going on. Too much to think about. Too many things slipping through the cracks, happening outside my sphere of control. Suddenly it all culminated with the Supervising Producer turning to me with her pen and paper and asking - "For your lunch today, do you want tofu with your veggie curry?" Didn't she realize how many things I was processing at that moment? Budget! Schedule! Post! Shooting! Trade Out! Can't anyone just make a decision on their own? But no - I needed to be calm to provide answers that made sense and helped guide the production toward ultimate success.
Long pause. Deep Thought. Working the question out in my head - along with all the possibilities... Tofu can provide protein. Protein helps build muscle. I like that - but Im not working out, so there is no muscle to build. I dont like the flavor of tofu. Im not really a fan of soybeans. So whats the point really? Course, I could always do half tofu...
Finally I realized, I dont care about tofu
"I dont care about tofu", I said.
Which seemed so on point, it felt like it should be turned into a bumper sticker for my Kia Sedona rental.
This was my first laugh of the day.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Parting Shot
Cape Town, South Africa
This was shot from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held for 20 something years before becoming the president of post apartheid South Africa. It's sort of like Alcatraz, and it was notorious back in the apartheid days as the place to hold the most "dangerous" political prisoners.
Other famous inmates on Robben Island include Robert Sobukwe, the leader of the Pan African Congress. He was held in solitary confinement for years until he literally died of isolation. Which you may think isn't possible, but apparently, solitary confinement is one of the cruelest forms of torture (Though it's the form of punishment we often deem as safe, sane, and civilized - hence the prolific use of it in prisons across the US). To learn more about the effects of solitary confinement, read this Totally fascinating and is likely to change your views on the subject entirely.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
This is Vuyelwa.....
Nyanga, South Africa
Her name translates as "Happy"
This was shot while filming a new documentary about a south african ballet in the townships. More to come...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Wall Art
Khayalitscha, South Africa
This is from the inside of the home of one of the students I am filming for the HBO documentary about the ballet school in Cape Town.
Apparently the translation here is:
If you are jealous of me, I don't worry about it, because you will be taken care of (by God, or demons, or witch doctors, or something...)
This woman is very unhappy. and it's 6:15.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Im Back In Guguletu...
Guguletu, South Africa
...And loving it. As long as I feel safe, there is no place in Cape Town I'd rather be. And I feel safe when Im surrounded by good people who live there, and know what they are doing.
But if I were alone shooting this picture on a playground in the township - I probably wouldn't last long. That camera would be gone. And if Im lucky, that's all that would happen. Its so hard to tap into that sense of caution though, when everyone around you is so friendly and helpful. It's deceptive. (And I know this from experience) It can all turn very bad very quickly.
But today, its good. And it only makes me sad to know that the reality is that I am so shut out of this world. But that, Im afraid, is what this country is all about. People keep to their kind and have their own ways on making outsiders feel very unwelcome. The irony is that, one on one, you can always find people that contradict that blanket statement, but when you look around, its fences, barbed wire and color lines that run very very deep.
Btw - those waiting to hear the apollo story will have to move on... Im afraid its not post-able after all. But it includes Mariah Carey and Prince and I love telling the story in person, so ask me!!
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