Capturing the Beauty of our World – Louie Shwartzberg
Here’s a man whose life has been devoted to capturing the beauty in the world around us and sharing it via time lapse photography on film. Louie Shwartzberg’s ten minute appearance talking about Gratitude is quite remarkable – he shows lots of film clips at this excerpt from his TED talk, and mighty inspirational. “Let […]
Read PostThe Help – Rooting Film
The Help hits theaters this weekend. It’s got a winning formula – strong women, powerful story and a dynamite music track. We have got ourselves a feel good winner that’ll have you rooting for the good guys. The Help stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. The novel was written by Kathryn Stockett, but, […]
Read PostPlaying for Change – ‘One Love’
Playing for Change’s documentary approach has explored music’s universal appeal and ability to please. Filmmaker Jonathan Walls has done it again with PfC’s creator Walls Mark Johnson. ‘One Love’ is the classic Bob Marley song with a Universal take.
Read PostThe Must See Movie of this Fall: Amreeka
How do you relate the Palestinian Israeli strife an American audience? You make it an ‘American’ story. That’s what writer/director Cherien Dabis has done in her first feature – Amreeka. Dabis, who also wrote for The L Word, has hit the creative jackpot with her new ‘outsider’ feature that has been raking in prizes at […]
Read PostSurprising Short Film
Here’s an arresting little short film called called, “What is That?” It was created two years ago by a Greek Director. Great music by Wilco, and a surprising little plot line that makes you think twice about how you look at things. We could use one of these every morning in our life to make […]
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