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2009-10-25T06:23:47Z

http://www.collapsemovie.com/COLLAPSEMOVIE/

www.chrismartenson.com

Ramon posted this on the Year 2012 tribe. I look forward to seeing it.

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MEDITATE AND DESTROY

2009-10-25T06:21:42Z

MEDITATE AND DESTROY is NOW ON DVD!!

MEDITATE AND DESTROY is a 81 minute documentary about punk rock, spirituality, and inner rebellion through the eyes of bestselling author Noah Levine (Dharma Punx, Against the Stream). This powerful film examines the driving forces that transformed Levine from an addicted rebel into a Buddhist teacher and community leader. Tattoos, motorcycles, and an engaging punk rock soundtrack are featured in this inspirational story of finding new paths- even in our darkest hours.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FILM TRAILER (OR PURCHASE THE DVD):

http://www.meditateanddestroy.com

READ A REVIEW FROM MTV MOVIES:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/10/29/meditate-destroy-brings-together-punk-rock-and-buddha/

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Food Inc.

2009-05-02T16:25:00Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0 - Trailer

Sinja posted this on a couple of tribes. I'm sharing it as much as possible.

Cheers.

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WISDOM - Andrew Zuckerman

2008-12-07T16:58:37Z

http://www.wisdombook.org/

I'm appaulled that Madeline Albright is in this. WHATEVER!!!

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Overdrawn! Doc on Tour through CA, NV

2008-10-18T17:11:45Z

Hey,

I'm touring through nine (!) Western states right now with my doc, Overdrawn!, about the predatory lending practices of the major national banks. It's got Ralph Nader, Joel Bakan ("The Corporation"), a retired senior VP from Bank of America and a loan shark, among others.

Upcoming cities:
Las Vegas, Wed. Oct. 22
Los Angeles, Thurs. & Friday Oct. 23 & 24th
Santa Barbara Oct. 25
Santa Cruz Oct. 26
UC Berkeley Oct. 27th, Mulford Hall Rm. 159, 7 PM
San Francisco Oct. 28

Find out much more at:
http://www.overdrawnmovie.net

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ELEVATE FILM FESTIVAL!!! TOMORROW!!! COME OUT !!!

2008-10-05T03:04:54Z

What began in December 05 as the worlds first conscious 48-hour film festival has rapidly evolved into a breakthrough multi-media event. "ELEVATE Film Festival 5 "All Tribes Unite" culminates on October 5th at Los Angeles' premiere arena, the 7000 seat state-of-the-art Nokia Theatre LA Live. In the way Cirque Du Soleil has radically redefined circus, Elevate is revolutionizing the experience of cinema. By merging cutting edge science and technology with movies, music and new media, ELEVATE will be a futuristic feast for the senses. During the event, sound wave and energy wave healers will be available to provide treatments to audience member to provide physical healing for the Festival. It is our attempt to provide an amazing new experience with a little something for everyone. With special guest bands and the premiere of music videos by APL of the Black Eye Peas and 3 time Grammy winning Artist Kev Mo the music and the energy is not to be missed!!

The theme for ELEVATE is "All Tribes Unite!" We will bring together leaders and elders of native and indigenous people and give their ancient wisdom a voice through modern technology. Our goal is to ignite the deep connection we inherently feel with one another and our precious planet.

The main event is the world premiere of more than twenty short films produced exclusively for this night. Emerging and professional filmmakers from around the world are given assignments to be completed within seven days. The films cover bold and timely subjects, impacting the major forms of media: commercials, music videos, documentaries, scripted dramas and comedies. The filmmakers join us live in Los Angeles for the world premiere of their projects.

For the grand finale we will launch the first annual Elevate Award Show to honor celebrity philanthropists for doing their part to Elevate our people and our planet.

*Pick your Poison  *

http://www.fusicology.com/new/index/events/detail.cfm?id=17816&rid=2

http://losangeles.going.com/event-387619;Elevate_Film_Festival

http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/event.php?eid=26987081821

http://www.myspace.com/elevatefilmfestival

http://people.tribe.net/elevateexperience

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30640153@N02/

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2008-07-06T02:01:57Z

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NEW Burning Man Documentary Screening

2008-06-20T02:10:41Z

SF-based, female-driven and fuel-powered art collective The FLAMING LOTUS GIRLS announce a benefit with the screening of “Dust And Illusions”, by director Olivier Bonin for our mega fire-art project MUTOPIA, destined for the playa of Black Rock City 2008. All proceeds go directly to the Flaming Lotus Girls.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!! JUNE 28th 2008 at CELLSPACE.
2050 Bryant St., San Francisco, CA 94110.

Door Cost: $10-$20 Sliding Scale

Doors open: 8pm

Movie at 9pm. Make sure to come early, 100 seats limit.

Meet the director at 10:30pm after screening.

Film Synopsis: Once a year, on a vast Nevada lake bed surrounded by mountains, the Burning Man festival brings together tens of thousands of people who are attracted by the festival’s promise of seven days of “decommodification,” “community,” “artwork,” and “revelry.” But increasingly, many question whether Burning Man’s mainstream appeal threatens—or even upends—the festival’s utopian vision. Through a series of in-depth interviews of the festival’s founders, organizers, and participants, DUST AND ILLUSIONS traces the festival’s history, while examining whether the festival is a victim of its own success.

Watch the trailer: http://madnomadfilms.com/

Thanks for all your support!!
Your Flaming Lotus Girls
http://flaminglotus.wordpress.com/

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My overdraft fee documentary w/Ralph Nader on Current TV

2008-03-22T15:51:34Z

Just a plug. Check it out, it's only 4.5 minutes long:

http://current.com/items/88849140_how_to_beat_the_bank

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Asian-Americans in hip-hop, my documentary idea

2007-11-14T01:43:20Z

Thoughts and feedback welcomed for this documentary idea I've had for a while....

http://people.tribe.net/le4life/blog/c735cc0b-249f-4f9a-936c-ba7e63edd7a0

another documentary I want to write and direct someday is one on Asian-Americans in hip hop. In honor of that, here are some of the artists who are contributing to the movement, with links to pics. Read more info at my myspace blog...
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=116932167&blogID=230602282&Mytoken=E7CA7B56-C9D5-45F7-8E889865FE15193512761076

The Invisible Skratch Piklz, pioneers of the team battle and winners (3 yrs in a row in the early 1990's) of the World DMC's. Member Qbert has long been regarded as the best scratch artist on earth, and Mix Master Mike became the DJ for the Beastie Boys. They disbanded in 2000 and are all working separately now. Qbert recently invented the QFO, a single turntable/mixer instrument.
http://www.djtimes.com/original/djmag/may00/images/F1-b.JPG
http://www.hiphopslam.com/news/g/022/phot_Qbert-QFO.jpg

Tyra from Saigon: composer, pianist, guitarist, and scratch DJ, one of the many fine ladies featured on Femaleswitfunk.com
http://www.femaleswitfunk.com/fwf2/bioimages/tfs.jpg

DJ Mike Relm. If you're ever lucky enough to catch him on tour, you'll be treated to some synchronized music and cinematic montage. The fuker sets up a live system where he has edited footage (mostly from random films) that he can manipulate when scratching his vinyl.
http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2005/12/04/lv_clubland20c_at.jpg

Kid Koala, scratch DJ and downtempo producer. I just had to include him cuz I don't know many artists (much less Asian-American ones) who do his style of music.
http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/4/0/7/6/506704_356x237.jpg

Mike Shinoda got his claim to fame with Linkin Park, but then went on to form his own hip hop band Fort Minor, whose debut album featured a track about his Japanese-American family's internment during World War II.
http://www.rafu.com/images/mike_shinoda_2.jpg

Lyrics Born, MC from Berkeley/Oakland (hooray!!!) who has worked with artists and producers such as DJ Shadow.
http://media.musictoday.com/store/bands/926/product_medium/IVCD118.jpg

Native Guns = two MC's and one DJ. In addition to their collaborative album, they also do a lot of community and youth work. And they're in Oakland, yaaayyy!!!
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/beatrock/c74d0ee5.jpg

Chad Hugo is one half of The Neptunes and one third of N.E.R.D. He produced his first song (Rump Shaker) with Pharrell Williams when they were both 18.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/collective/dnaimages/040319/nerd.jpg

If Solow is part of the Southern Cali-based crew featured in Hypen Magazine and the documentary Rize, then he must be a member of The Rice Track, one of the few (if not only) groups of Asians in the underground dance scene known as krumping.
http://www.krumpkings.com/images/bio/solow.gif

Several years back, Jin made his television debut on BET 106 & Park's Freestyle Friday competition and ended up beating seven consecutive challengers, becoming the show's longest running champion. He then got signed onto the Ruff Ryders label but his debut album flopped. He has been releasing albums with other labels since and continuing to win MC battles all over the world.
http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/vlimgdata/4562134332762.jpg

I don't know if these fools are actually with any record label, but if you find any of their albums or songs online (I'm sure they have a Myspace) you might get quite a laugh. Three Chinamen from NYC rapping about the perils of being Asian in America.
http://www.escapist.net/receptacle/images/notoriousmsg.jpg

The Far East Movement, sort of like Notorious MSG but not as much absurdity and they're probably more attractive too. Passionate lyrics about what it means to be Asian-American. They got their first track deal by being on the soundtrack for Fast & the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift.
http://www.theplatform2006.com/photo/random/GROUP1.jpg

Miss Info, radio personality and host who got into an argument on the air with her fellow DJ's at Hot 97 in NYC. The station had recently released a song poking fun at the tsunami disaster which had just struck Southeast Asia. Apparently, she was the only one there who thought the song was too racist and insensitive.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/silentkilla_911/Miss.jpg

Jeff Chang, Berkeley graduate and hip hop author/editor. One of his recent books Can't Stop Won't Stop has been hailed as the best scholastic/literary work on this music culture.
http://mcc.studentaffairs.duke.edu/images/cantstop.gif
http://www.giantpeachnews.com/news/db/archives/jeff_chang.gif

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Women in crime coverage, my documentary idea

2007-11-14T01:06:26Z

Comments and feedback welcomed for this documentary idea i've had....

http://people.tribe.net/le4life/blog/e52e5069-a312-4783-9577-1689cfc7eddb#comments

America's disproportionate reporting on white, attractive, female victims of crime has been a topic I've wanted to cover in a film for a few years now. Below is the mess of thoughts and observations I hope to someday put together into a cohesive documentary. Brutally honest feedback would be appreciated.

IF I WAS A GIRL
...I never would've even been born, literally. My parents really wanted a boy and tried three times unsuccessfully. After my three sisters, I was on the way, but due to China's anti-overpopulation policies, my parents weren't even supposed to be having any more children. My mom told me that the nurses let her slide because I turned out to be a boy. So Chinese attitudes (not now but back then) around boys versus girls make up the main reason I was conceived and delivered, and thus gender issues are sort of personal to me.

PROSTITUTION, THE WORLD'S OLDEST PROFESSION
In high school I developed an interest in the criminology and psychology of serial killers. A statistic that always stood out for me was the high percentage of victims being prostitutes. One reason street hookers make easy targets is because the illegality and stigma of their work prevents them from approaching police, reporters, and doctors like other victims. Furthermore, do law enforcers and the media treat serial murder cases with less urgency if they involve victims with unconventional lifestyles or jobs? And how is being a woman different in a country such as Amsterdam where sex work is regulated like any other business and where rates of rape, assault, and STD infections on prostitutes are much lower?

DRUGS
Decades ago, opium, cocaine, and marijuana became illegal because, according to the media, Chinese, black, and Mexican men - respectively - were using the substances to seduce or sexually assault white women. Protecting white females as a catalyst for drug prohibition persists to this day, in far more subtle ways. Before Bill Clinton left office, he signed an anti-GHB bill in honor of teenager Hillory Farias who had fell into a fatal coma after having drank something spiked with the depressant chemical. Had Farias not been white, could her overdose have sparked so much attention in the media and led to the criminalization of GHB?

Come to think of it, what is the rate of teenagers of color experiencing such tragedies around drug misuse or abuse? I certainly don't know because reporters don't bring it up. Following the news for my work with DanceSafe.org, every story I saw about anyone who became addicted to or overdosed on ecstasy had the same profile: a middle-class white kid whose life in school and home was perfect before drugs ruined everything. How these reports highlighted the kids goes to show that the definition of an all-American teenager is still a very narrow and false one. According to the media, you should be happy if you're white and on the football team and getting crowned at your prom.

YOUNG, PRETTY, AND ALL-AMERICAN
My sisters were discussing the discovery of Laci Peterson's body one evening and I asked who they were talking about. Sarah asked if I had been asleep the past year to not know about this girl. The reason was that I never watch television or follow the news except for work. I don't see the point in obsessing with such cases - as tragic as they are - because every story is the same. And this brings me to a few more questions:

1) What populations of American women are being ignored by the media?
2) Why does this happen from a news industry perspective?
3) Does more coverage equal better investigations of cases?

Is the focus on the all-American damsel in distress promoting a certain idea of what girls are or should be? Firstly, reporters eulogize each victim as a successful student, loving housewife, or some other socially acceptable role model. Secondly, attractive images of the victim are circulated throughout headlines. What sickened me most about the coverage of Laci Peterson was that the shot of her cute dimple-faced smile was published repeatedly even though her head wasn't even attached to her body anymore. I'm sorry, but this is exploitation, not sympathy. If the media only values sexually appealing, well-behaved females, then is their reporting trend executed out of respect and sorrow, or out of a desire to objectify women and keep them in their place?

COMPARED TO MEN...
The focus on pretty white girls doesn't just exclude the majority of real female victims, but also the majority of male victims. Violent crime reporting in general reflects the urge to promote traditional gender roles - females as complacent, passive victims and males as aggressive perpetrators. The only major coverage on the assault or murder of a man occurs when the assailant is a woman. Because the context of women supposedly being well-behaved has already been established, a case like this will seem especially sensational and unique.

This ideology is shared by our justice system. Women are now being imprisoned at a much faster rate than men, and their crimes - like the ones of their male counterparts - are often drug-related. The sentences they serve are often longer and harsher for the exact same offenses. Why is this? Take any judge or prosecutor or juror who believes women are supposed to be nurturing, gentle mothers and caregivers, and present them with a woman charged of drugs or violence, and how do you think they'll react? In essence, when men commit assault or abuse their children, it is natural and acceptable compared to when women do it, and American courts are acting accordingly.

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Critiques of "Sicko"

2007-11-13T09:06:23Z

Well Michael Moore is one of my favorite filmmakers ever and "Bowling for Columbine" is the main reason I decided to get into documentaries. With that said, he isn't what he used to be. I've been thinking about it and "Sicko" kind of sucked ass. No doubt he had compelling info in it but overall it was flat and predictable. Here are my three main points against the film....

1) The story didn't really make me think outside the box. He is always accused of being one-sided and polarizing issues which is sort of true but I didn't mind it in his previous films. With "Bowling for Columbine," for example, he presented so many issues around media, fear, and military history that after watching it I could consider gun violence within a broad context, which made the story that much more interesting. In "Sicko," it was just America's health care is bad and the other countries are good (which I agree with, no doubt), and he discussed our labor and education system but that wasn't really enough for me.

2) Some of his examples of how other countries have better health care were really weak. Like when he went around and talked to a few families and doctors to show their good standard of living, I was like what the fuck, just cuz you show a few people from that country like that, I should believe that's the norm there? And the last scene in Cuba was such a joke, just a bit too melodramatic. Those folks made one visit to a Cuban hospital and got sent back to the States where they would have to continue dealing with the American (lack of) health care system. I don't exactly think that one visit made as much of a positive impact on the patients as MM wanted us to feel, unless they would have regular access to those medical facilities after the cameras stopped rolling. It was just really cheesy to me. I think I'm a lot more skeptical and apathetic than I was several years back, so it takes more in a film to get me worked up now.

3) Last but not least, and this relates to number 1, I really don't think Moore needs to suppress any info from the other side to advance his own message. No one needs to assume other countries have perfect health care cuz they don't. My friend who lived in France for years said she had quacks for doctors, and of course there is the issue of taxes. Moore can incorporate these factors and still produce a strong conclusion that the US needs reform. Besides, taking all this into account might help people understand some of the reasons (besides corporate and political influences) why America is still like this. It's not always those in power, but also citizens who choose not to make changes. I know some people who would rather stick with our shitty system (which they don't think is shitty anyway) than cough up taxes for otherwise free health care.

Thoughts, feedback, anyone?

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Native Sovereignty, Industrial Hemp and the Drug War

2007-10-30T18:15:46Z

A friend/faculty of mine has her doc. showing on the 3rd. Its _really_ worth the watch.

I thought you may be interested in attending the San Francisco premiere of
Standing Silent Nation, an award-winning PBS documentary about a Lakota Indian
family's attempts to create a sustainable economy based on industrial hemp
cultivation, and the DEA's repeated raids on their property.

For more information about the film, or to order a DVD, visit:
http://www.standingsilentnation.com/

Saturday, November 3rd

The entire program begins at noon, but Standing Silent Nation occupies the
last time slot, and will likely show at around 4:30pm.

Landmark Embarcadero Center Cinema
One Embarcadero Center, Promenade Level

$5 Admission
Tickets available at the theater on the day of the show

Follow this link to the American Indian Film Festival 2007 program:
http://www.aifisf.com/aiff/2007/?fMenu=program&fContent=program&id=17

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Movie buddies in LA

2007-09-10T00:54:19Z

There are a bunch of films (mostly documentaries) out right now that I've been wanting to catch but I can't seem to get around to seeing them, partly cuz I can't find others who are interested. So if any of you in the LA area are down to go any of these shows, feel free to hit me up. Maybe I should join a film club. Do they exist? :)

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-king-of-kong-a-fistful-of-quarters/29672/main

The 11th Hour
http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-11th-hour/24646/main

No End in Sight
http://movies.aol.com/movie/no-end-in-sight/28945/main

Manda Bala
http://movies.aol.com/movie/manda-bala-send-a-bullet/29820/main

In the Shadow of the Moon
http://movies.aol.com/movie/in-the-shadow-of-the-moon/28964/main

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New film blog

2007-08-07T23:14:11Z

I've got a film blog where I've reviewed a few documentaries, including: Sicko, Crazy Love, Close-Up, Citizen Vaclav Havel goes on Vacation. Check it out at: http://flickflake.blogspot.com/

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DANCE CULTURE FILM LOOKING FOR FOOTAGE OF GOA PARTIES

2007-07-29T22:59:29Z

I'm doing a doc on spirituality of dance culture, rave mysticism, and 2012. I'm looking for some pretty good footage of a Goa party. write me back! Your footage will be a huge credit to my film and your name credited as well.

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Any film investors out there?

2007-06-24T20:52:12Z

I have an amazing documentary concept that needs to be produced. Once the film reaches the public eyes it will revolutionize the health industury. If you'd like to find out more, please send me an email at healthpilgrimage@gmail.com

Cheers,
Eric

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I Don't Know Jack

2007-06-22T05:14:51Z

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292553/

Anyone else seen this one? I enjoyed it, it was touching and gave a lot of insight into the tragic oddball that was Jack Nance.

I'd give it 4/5

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'Little Dieter has to fly'

2007-05-30T03:42:41Z

I saw this intense and well made Herzog doc over the weekend. Highly recommended! Ironicly, despite the inhospitable circumstance under which this guy was there, it made me once more nostalgic for Laos-

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War Photographer

2007-05-30T00:55:12Z

Extremely compelling film about the work of James Nachtwey. Check it, or shout out if you have-

http://imdb.com/title/tt0309061/

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film discussion and conversation at Social Sampler - a new social networking event

2007-05-12T16:54:02Z

A new concept in social events: "Social Sampler". 28 activities in 7 rooms over 6 hours with 300 chairs using 50 tables. Conversation tables, dancing, games, sing-alongs, read-alongs costume club, toys, food sampler join, watch, or wander activities. several helpful hosts. waltz dancing, latin, swing dancing. 6pm to midnight

www.SocialSampler.com

All ages, Comfortable attire. No partner necessary. $12 general, $6 student with ID.

Oakland Veterans Hall, 200 Grand Avenue Oakland CA X Harrison.A beautiful dance hall, with 3,500 square foot hardwood floor, extra room for socializing and meeting new people, easy access, great parking.

CONVERSATION TABLES: Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, Vacations; DANCING: Waltz, Swing, Latin SOCIAL : Board games, Card games, Social games, Sing alongs, Script Read alouds, Costumers club, Toys, Food sampler

Conversation Tables
Each Conversation table has a different theme such as Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, and Vacations.

Each table has a deck of cards with a different topic on each card. Each card is turned over one at a time. People talk about the topic as they wish until everyone who wants to talk is finished. Then the next card is turned over. For example, for the Movie Table, topic cards include “Your favorite movie?” “Your favorite actor?” “Your worst movie experience?” “Your favorite theatre” “Your favorite movie snack?”. Similar topic cards decks are set on each conversation table. You may participate or just listen. You may join or leave any table at any time. There is a host at each table to answer questions.
Movies Table May 26 -a table each for Spiderman III, Shrek III, Pan's Labyrinth, movies in general.
Books Table Recent book discussion, writing, literature, business of authorship
Relationships Table Romance and Relationships discussion
Culture Table Symphony-dance-opera-ballet-theatre
Technology Table Technology, computers and science fiction
Dining Table cooking, fine dining, restaurant, food, cooking experiences
Humor Table Read Jokes, write cartoon captions
Random Chat Table There are 100 cards: "What was the oddest thing you have ever seen?""What is your worst hair day?" “What was your worst job experience?" "Most embarassing moment?"
Artists Exchange Table Exchange techniques, shows, art
Networking Table Business Networking: startups, marketing strategy, IPO, financing
The Writers Exchange Table mutual help for new writers and authors
Harry Potter Table movies, books and trivia
Pets Table cute pet stories, pet health
Vacations Table favorite vacations, budget vacations, dream vacations
Weather stories Table Everyone has interesting stories about weather. Blizzards, hurricanes, earthquakes, hail

Dancing
Waltz Dancing Dj music for Waltz, Polka, Congress of Vienna, Bohemian National Polka
Swing Dancing Dj music for Lindy, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Shag, Balboa, Blues dances
Latin Dancing Dj music for Salsa, cha cha, samba, mambo, bachata, cumbia dances

Games Room
Social games including charades, acronamatic, the question game, story time, WHAT IF? There are social board games in the room: pick up a social board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Board games including cranium, outburst, monopoly, Pictionary. There are social board games in the room: pick up a board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games

Card games including Hearts, Holmes Card Game, Magic: Mamma Mia, other. There are many decks of cards and many specialty card decks. Pick out a game, select a table, invite others to join. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Social Rooms

Toys
Legos, Tinker Toys, K’nex, Erector sets, modeling clay, group jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzle. You are welcome to play with the toys and invite others to join you.

Script read-alouds
reading aloud scripts from TV, plays, movies, such as the Simpsons, Seinfeld, Friends, Mash, All in the Family, Hamlet, Shakespeare in Love,Buffy, Coupling, American Beauty. There are many scripts on the table. Pick one that you would like to read aloud. Select a table, invite others to join in. Everyone selects a character, and start reading aloud.

Food Sampler There is a different food sampler each Social Sampler. Some food sampler themes are ice creams, chocolates, coffees, potato chips, cookies. Odd Ice Creams with be sampled for May 26: Avacado, Buko (Baby Coconut), Ginger, Green Tea, Halo Halo (Buko, Langka, Ube, Pineapple, Mongo &Sweet Beans), Langka (also known as Jackfruit, a relative of the Fig), Lychee, Mango, Thai Tea, Sweet Coconut, and Ube (purple Yam).

Costumers Club activities include swap or sell fabric, clothing, or costumes' sewing circle talk; or meet potential new clients about new costumes, tuxes, or gowns; or finish a costume in a 'stitch and bitch' session. This is a group for costumers and seamstresses who make costumes, gowns, wedding dresses, and clothing for such events as Renaissance Faire, Dickens Faire, Science Fiction costume masquerade balls, Halloween balls and events, Sea of Dreams NYE, Anon Salon events, Costume cons, Belly Dancers outfits, Greater Bay Area Costume Group events, Art Deco's Gatsby picnic, Newport Week, San Francisco Waltzing Society, Friday Night Waltz New Year's Eve formal Waltz Balls, Peers and Gaskells formal balls.

Sing alongs
Sea Shanteys are songs traditionally sung by sailors to accompany and set the rhythm for certain kinds of heavy, repetitive work on board ship—raising and trimming the sails, raising the anchor, and working the pumps.

Musicals are the songs from musical plays and movies, such as Sound of Music, Grease, Singing in the Rain, Brigadoon, Hair, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls.

Folk songs are just that: traditional folk songs.

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new DMT/Ayahuasca documentary coming soon

2007-05-11T19:08:43Z

<A href="http://www.liftingtheveil.tv">LIFTING THE VEIL<A/> 
<A href="http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=davidstanley36">DAVID STANLEY YOUTUBE<A/>

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Documentary on Spirituality and Mysticism of Dance Culture, 2012, Burning Man and intentional dance communities....

2007-05-07T02:57:39Z

This film is currently in the post production process. However funding is running short and I am looking for funding. If anyone knows of any grants, or organizations that I could apply too please let meknow, I am not exactly sure where to look.

Trailor for film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CpNRny5jOI

Jeronimo

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Need A Set Decorator and/or Properties Master for your recreation scene(s)???

2007-04-09T00:50:45Z

Shoot me an e-mail here or at bohemefem@gmail.com and let me know about your project and I'll send you a link to my website and portfolio.

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Two free tickets for anti-corporate doc suggestions!

2007-04-09T00:24:51Z

Tribespeople,

We're in the process of pulling together the program for The 2007 Anti-Corporate Film Festival (Oct. 19-21, www.countercorp.org), and are inviting cinema-savvy folks such as yourselves to recommend documentaries that include some elements or themes on how corporations affect our lives.

These can include domestic and foreign, feature-length and short docs. (The only caveat for foreign films is that they need to have English subtitles.)

If we end up screening a film that you suggest, we'll give you two free tickets to *any* film at this year's festival.

The fastest way to send us your suggestions is directly to the festival at submissions@countercorp.org. You can also post your suggestions in reply to this post.

However, our volunteer staff does not check Tribe every day (unlike e-mail). If two people suggest the same film, the first suggestion we receive will win the free tickets if we end up screening it.

Thanks, and look forward to hearing your ideas!

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RECOMEND: You Can't be Nutral on a Moving Train!!!

2007-02-16T02:29:44Z

If you are a fan of Howard Zinn this is a must see!

http://www.frif.com/new2004/you.html

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ONE, the documentary (ram dass, deepak chopra, etc. etc. etc.)

2007-02-08T20:15:53Z

Hi All,

This is such a profound documentary. From a debut filmmaker too.

http://onetheproject.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=47

Basically, they went around the world, asking folks from every walk of life and religion the same 20 questions….from Thich Nhat Hanh, Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra, a street kid in Colorado, Father Thomas Keating, Barbara Marx-Hubbard, random people on the streets all over the world, Riane Eisler, Robert Thurman, Sadhguru Jaggi Vadsudev, Atheists, The voice of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama ...etc.

The thing I love the most about it is that it doesn’t tout any one idea or way of looking at things. Instead, it shows the diversity of us all and in a simplistic way, shows that we although we may look different, have different cultures, different beliefs and different lifestyles, we are still all one humanity.

Buy the DVD here: http://onetheproject.com/dvd.html

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Highly recommended: Shut Up & Sing

2007-02-01T04:37:31Z

Tonight, I just saw the documentary Shut Up and Sing which chronicles what happened to the career of the country band Dixie Chicks after its lead singer made a statement against president Bush during a 2003 live show in London. This is an excellent depiction of the inside workings of the music industry and of how censorship affects artists who choose to speak their mind, especially if they have a conservative fan base.

I liked the Dixie Chicks anyway, but now I have a newfound love for them. The film does a great job at showing how strong the three women are, professionally and personally. I highly recommend you see this flick while it's still in theatres or when it comes out on DVD. And go support the Dixie Chicks!!! I'm buying their new album right now!!

www.dvmx.com/dc.jpg

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Venice Lobotomy at the Venice Film Festival

2007-02-01T04:34:47Z

It was a cozy seaside event with standing room only. The film Venice Lobotomy was well recieved and we had quite an interesting discussion regarding politicians like Bill Rosendahl who... we all came to agree that he was certainly there for us (renter's and vendors on the OFW) in words but not so much in effectual actions. He did come to the funeral for Chuck Snow a past resident of Lincoln Place who fought hard for the right to have an affordable home. Chuck is still reading the scriptures and blessing us from heaven now. I'll never forget his comforting readings at Tent City. The film has greatly improved and I hope that with the coming jury trial there will be a turn of events that will break like dominoes the fist that is crushing everyday people in Venice/LA/USA. It would be very nice to see politicians like Mayor Villaraigosa grow a backbone too so the film will have a happy ending.
www.youtube.com/graysonvideo

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middle/eastern europe, the balkans and turkey

2006-11-07T13:19:04Z

Hi there,

as I am new to this tribe I should introduce myself: Markus, 28, German cultural anthropologist living in Istanbul. That's done then.

I guess from time to time I would like to bring in here, besides all the other docs I like, those from German speaking countries, because as I have lived for example in Paris for a while and as besides English speaking movies especially those from lumieres-landia can be found everywhere in the world and usually the German ones almost nowhere, I'd like to share some of these hidden but promising little blossoms with you ;-)

One of the esthetically most stunning, yet because of its content also most unsettling documentaries I have seen this year was definitely Nikolaus Geyrhalter's Unser Taeglich Brot/Our Daily Bread, an Austrian seemingly hyperrealist, yet very quiet, 'peaceful' film showing you without any commentary what you eat and were it comes from, no matter if meat or sunflower. Living at the other end of the endlessly producing food chain...

www.europeanfilms.net/reviews...rot.html

Another one I would like to recommend to you strongly is an already rather famous one by Volker Koepp, a somewhat 'traditional' documentarist from eastern Germany with a great interest in Eastern Europe.

Herr Zwilling und Frau Zuckermann (1999) is about an old 'couple' who are two of the last surviving, German speaking Jews after the Holocaust and Migration still living in their small town of Czernowitz at the Ukrainian/Rumanian border. A portrait of the past and a present imbedded in nostalgia with the witty, laconic irony of its protagonists...

www.cine-holocaust.de/cgi-bin/gdq

- but everyone who's seen Stanislaw Mucha's hilarious Die Mitte (The Center) about Europe's new 'center' and where it can possibly be found, will know that these regions won't stay forever at the fringes of a continent drifting more and more to the east... :-)

See you next time, same place different content.

And by the way all people interested in 'mediterranean', 'eastern European', 'Balkan', 'middle East' documentaries having some favorites to share (as my focal point I will sımply say: Turkey, because that's where I live at the moment) please let me know :-)

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!!!CALL FOR ENTRIES!!!

2006-11-02T21:20:03Z

Entry Deadline: Febuary 1, 2007

The Delta International Film and VIdeo Festival is devoted to showcasing the work of independentt film and video artists. We are looking for work that exibits exceptional artistry, insight, and innovation in all categories and genres. We welcome submissions from established and emerging artists working in the United States and internationally. We also seek work made by students currently wnrolled in college or university. Cash Awards.
We at DIFVF belive that filmmaking is a profoundly unique phenomenon of cultural exploration and selff-expression. We wish to promote and give visibility to the art of filmmaking by celebrating and recognizing the work of outstanding filmmakers and video artists. We look forward to receiving your entry!

Text for Call

The Delta International Film and Video Festival
March 30-31, 2007
Cleveland, Mississippi
Entry Deadline: Febuary 1, 2007
www.difvf.com
662-846-4731----(Robyn Moore)
rmoore@deltastate.edu

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my documentary

2006-10-13T09:09:12Z

Finally the day has come and Almost Broken is now on video.google.com
Here's the link...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7920939833000518270&q=almost+broken&hl=en
Hope you get a chance to check it out. If you plan to vote this year, it may be worth your time to see what can happen when you work and get seriously hurt...This story is the norm rather then the exception. Comments are welcome.
This is my first film...the budget was almost nothing so it can be done. Thanks

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston

2006-10-12T00:17:50Z

Saw it yesterday and enjoyed it. Hilarious scenes of Gibby of the Butthole Surfers at the dentist. They straight up ask him 'Did you give Dan the acid?' A good Documentary-

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Honor the Memory, Press for Truth

2006-09-11T11:51:41Z

In memory of all lives lost that day, and every life lost subsequently as consequence.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2343737961538650348&q=9%2F11+slideshow&hl=en

9/11 Press for Truth
http://www.911PressForTruth.com
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1016720641536424083&q=%22press+for+truth%22

Entire film is based on interviews with victims' family members and mainstream news reports. I will be purchasing multiple copies of this DVD to give to family and friends. If you find the film helpful, please support the filmmakers and purchase a copy for yourself or as a gift.

May the truth be known and justice served.

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"9/11: Press For Truth" Grand Lake showing

2006-09-07T04:28:24Z

http://www.911PressForTruth.com/

SEPTEMBER 7 – OAKLAND, CA
Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave.
(510) 452-3556
(2 Showings. 7PM. 9PM)

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Contest Advice

2006-08-11T00:19:42Z

Howdy Documentarians!

I'm new around here (well, in the documentary tribe. I've been around several other tribes) but recently started working with a company that will promote and distribute independent and foreign film online (and documentaries, notably).

That said, we're trying to think of some good contest prizes for both feature length and shorter length documentaries.

Help us settle an internal argument:
would you rather win a huge hard drive or a new, high-end still camera... or maybe a lower-end camcorder?

Our grand prize is already a Panasonic Proline camera, so that's settled.

I'm not intending to promote the contest or spam (note the lack of link and/or company info), I literally am just wondering what people would like to win.

me, I'm all about hard drive space.

- Danielle.

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field research

2006-08-09T03:02:48Z

Hi all--

I'm going to be leaving for a very lengthy field research trip to develop a trilogy of docs. I'm going to be in very remote areas of the globe and am wondering if there are any solar charging devices for equipment OR would like to ask if anyone has any solutions to needing to charge gear when you're on top of a mountain in Chile or on the Mongolian Grasslands?

Michael

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how to begin?

2006-08-08T22:24:59Z

Hi,

I recently had an idea for a documentary film that I'd really like to make. I've never made a film, and I don't know anything about filmmaking really, but this is something I'd really like to do. It's an idea that has been kicking around in my head for some time now but in the form of a book. I do write, and I enjoy a good story, which may be why I hit upon the idea of creating a documentary.

The only problem is where do I begin? Aside from fleshing out my idea into something more concrete, what sort of equipment should I get? Do I need one of those really big mics? Is there a place where I can borrow equipment, and/or discuss my idea with someone who's done this before? In short, any words of advice would be most appreciated!

Thanks,

Shelly

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Slightly Off Topic: Transpersonal Psychology Conference

2006-08-03T23:11:51Z

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
THE 2006 ATP-ITP

ATP-ITP TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE
September 7-9, 2006, Palo Alto, California

<www.atpweb.org/> & <www.atpweb.org/Conference...ration.asp>

The Association for Transpersonal Psychology
is teaming up with The Institute for Transpersonal Psychology
to put on an annual Transpersonal Psychology Conference on
"100 Years of Transpersonal Psychology"
to be held in Palo Alto, CA
on September 7 through September 9, 2006

One-hundred years ago, William James used the word "transpersonal" for the first time, in reference to that which is shared amongst people. A century later, the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology invite you to our annual professional conference, to teach, learn, and share the innovations and discoveries that have shaped the field since that auspicious day, and to chart the future for the next 100 years.

* Keynote Speakers: Stanislav Grof, Jeanne Achterberg, Marilyn Schlitz, James Fadiman.

* Special Thursday evening opening event: Honoring Women in Transpersonal Psychology with Louisa Teisch, Christina Grof, Leslie Gray, Olga Louchakova, Rosemarie Anderson, Judy Schavrien, Kate Wolf-Pizor and others.

* Special Friday evening media Premiere of two documentary films, including Kevin Page’s, "The Science of Soul," a documentary of transpersonal psychology,

* Other outstanding presenters include Stanley Krippner, Estelle Frankel, Daniel Benor, Ronald Jue, Frances Vaughan, Brian Wittine, Ruth Cox, Charles Tart, Neil Fiore, Kirk Schneider, David and Cristel Lukoff, Stuart Sovatsky and Sylvia Nakkach.

Topics: transpersonal psychotherapy, therapy, transpersonal approaches to trauma, healing, transpersonal education, entheogens, Kaballah, dreams, expressive arts, women in transpersonal psychology, the contributions of William James, Otto Rank, C. G. Jung, & Baruch Spinoza, experiential workshops at no extra cost, and poster sessions.

Please visit the Association for Transpersonal Psychology website at www.atpweb.org for Conference information, the program of the presenters and topics, and lodging information. You can register at the website online, and by fax and mail. Rates increase after August 24th.

<www.atpweb.org/> & <www.atpweb.org/Conference...ration.asp>
Phone: (650) 424-8764.

Continuing Education units are available. Special rates for students, members of ATP and AHP, and presenters.

Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues and others who may be interested. Since this is our main way of announcing the conference, we appreciate your assistance.

Sponsored by the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology. Conference sessions will be held at ITP and the Unity Church of Palo Alto.

<www.atpweb.org/> & <www.atpweb.org/Conference...ration.asp>
<mailto: Dan@atpweb.org>

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Looking for a bay area film partner

2006-07-18T19:29:15Z

Hello everyone,
I have an awesome documentary idea, but I lack the technology and partner to film it. I’m looking for someone in the bay area. I have final cut, but no Mac, I don’t have a camera, but wish to use a DVX 100, (but I’m open to others). OH, and lights!! I don’t mind renting equipment, but if someone already has access to equipment, and likes my idea, maybe you would like to work on this project with me? My degree is in Apparel design, but as elective classes, I chose film and editing. I am sure I am not as experienced as many of you, but I’m not completely ignorant. I don’t have experience in Pro tools.
I picked up a great book on documentary filmmaking, though, I want to branch off from traditional styles. I hope to start in September, as I am busy putting a fashion show together for B-man. I would like to interview people from the bay area, but I also fancy taking a trip to NY for a few days to interview people there, (I have someone I/we can stay with). I want to interview as many people as I/we can, then use only the best of the best. I digress, if someone wants a fall/winter project shoot me an email. I want to take this seriously, but have fun, and would like to get it into an indie film festival.
Thanks,
Cindy

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hi i'm new

2006-07-18T05:01:25Z

here is the doc i have been working on for years...

http://www.childrenoftherevolution.org.istemp.com

please see my ad for seeking really experienced editor..its on my page I believe.
love and light.....lisa

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Production Assistant Position for Documentary Film

2006-06-25T23:36:36Z

Positions for Production Assistants Now Available For Exciting & New Documentary Film!

www.authentic-unifying.com/film.html

PROJECT
We are presently in production of a wonderful documentary film entitled, In the Heart of the Deathless, which explores the vitality for life which is to be found through a direct confrontation with death. Production has grown to such a degree that we now seek additional assistance to satisfy the basic needs of production.

POSITION
We seek individuals with prior experience for two positions:
1) On-Set Assistant: Help set-up and strike the lights and sound for a basic “interview-style” film-set. Several interviews may be scheduled during the week (Thurs – Sat) throughout the SF Bay Area and elsewhere. Each interview lasts no more than two hours, necessitating a maximum 3-hour time commitment from PAs. All filming is scheduled a minimum of ten-days in advance and you will be notified upon scheduling.
2) Off-Set Assistant: Help in office by responding to e-mail & voicemail, scheduling interviews, running errands, and sending postal mail. Position may also include the possibility for grant-writing, web-design, and public relations / marketing.

COMPENSATION
Both Production Assistant positions will receive credit in the film.
1) On-Set Assistant will gain invaluable filmmaking experience and a unique opportunity to meet some of the world’s most prominent scholars and spiritual leaders of our time. We also agree to provide one “craft service” meal per shoot.
2) Off-Set Assistant will receive a percentage of whatever moneys are generated by their direct assistance with the film (in terms of grant-writing, marketing, and general public-relations).

REQUISITE SKILLS:
1) On Set Assistant:
Filmmaking Experience / Technical skills
Organized & Personable / Able to work well with others
Punctual & Efficient / Capable of receiving and accomplishing necessary tasks promptly
Grant Writing / Sufficient writing skills for drawing up proposals from grants from template
Transportation / Valid and current driver’s license and vehicle

2) Off-Set Assistant:
Secretarial Skills / Appropriate phone presence and message-keeping
Organized & Personable / Able to work well with others
Punctual & Efficient / Capable of receiving and accomplishing necessary tasks promptly
Grant Writing / Sufficient writing skills for drawing up proposals from grants from template
Transportation / Valid and current driver’s license and vehicle

All interested applicants should please send resumes (replete with contact information, all prior education and filmmaking / secretarial job experience, and no fewer than two professional references) to:
Dan@authentic-unifying.com.

Upon receipt of your resume, we will be in contact with you to schedule an in-person interview.

Individuals with access to additional resources of film production (e.g., professionals, equipment, & financing) are encouraged to apply.

We sincerely feel that this film is desperately needed to be made, not only by those who have been diagnosed with terminal illness and their caretakers, but by the culture at large who have become so blinded by the lights of youth and beauty that they have lost sight of what is most valuable.

Please help us with your time and support by contacting us directly or sending this position request to any others who you feel may be interested in working with us on this film. Together, we can begin to make the difference that makes a difference.

With kind regards,
Dan

www.authentic-unifying.com/

--
Daniel Gaylinn, MA
Co-Founder, Authentic Unifying Media™
650-269-1169
Dan@authentic-unifying.com

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feature doc workshop reminder...

2006-06-02T00:38:43Z

HI - Just a reminder - I'm teaching a workshop in June at Film Arts Foundation in SF, PRODUCING A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY. I use my own doc, THE COCKETTES as a case study, and cover the whole process from concept through international sales.

More info at http://filmarts.org/home.php

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BIG little Dieter mystery

2006-05-15T03:22:22Z

Hi doc tribe,

I posted this on another rather small film tribe and eager to hear a wider response to this,
so reposting here.

fwd>
Re: Werner Herzog's Little Dieter Learns To Fly (1997)

greetings,

ummm, not to dis any herzog viewing, the guy's clearly a prolific and inspired artist...

but just wonder if anyone would care to dialogue here about what i consider
one of herzog's greatest shoe-eating episodes, about to be re- served BBQ-style
with his newest " Rescue Dawn" (coming soon) his "hollywood remake" ?, " part 2" ?
"attempted redemption"? or ???.

of course, it's impossible to adequately discuss a film that no one's seen yet,
but the trailer looks sadly + suspiciously like a sequel of The Artiste getting very lost in the jungle... TWICE
( though maybe this one's really all about losing oneself in the heart of L.A. ).

for fun or jaw-dropping disbelief check it out :

www.gibraltarfilms.com/theatr...rd.html

note : no major or significant vietnamese characters AGAIN

(perhaps herzog's been hanging out with ridley scott and other pentagon schmoozers on how to make bad war propoganda).

um, but back to " Little Dieter Learns To Fly"...

if yur watching for a 1st ,2nd, etc. time, please tell me:

how can u in all clear conscience make a film about vietnam ,much less a veteran war hero / nutcase, without
revealing even a glimpse of what was happening to this country's local inhabitants in a time of a very dirty war ??

its been a while that i've seen this film, but that's the impression i remember... utter nausea.
and i can't seem to bring myself to watch it again, though i suppose i might have to.

any thoughts much appreciated, as i've wanted to write about this for some time...
and this new release should make a great opp to re-examine ...

respex,
pod

btw, his new film "wild blue yonder" which played at castro for the SFIFF was fascinating ...
also a great topic for deeper analysis, hope it plays in SF again soon.

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suregence of doc films

2006-05-10T22:55:20Z

Hi,

I'm giving a talk about the surgence of doc films into mainstream media/theatre/internet within the last 4 years??? and looking for resources or thoughts about the reason for the surgence...obviously the affordablity (i.e. tarnation), and i belive our current political state (several political docs)....OUtfoxed demonstrated grass roots distribution via the internet....what are some other reasons for this recent surgence that peeps can think of?

thanks.

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Video Google

2006-04-24T12:56:33Z

Has anyone else looked into posting their work on http://video.google.com ?
Seems like a great way to release your work and you can charge for downloads of it.
Just wondered if anyone else was on top of this?
I am thinking of using this to release my own film. Anyone?

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SF Film Festival, April 20 - May 4

2006-04-23T21:17:02Z

Anyone going? I'm trying to get folks to go check out a few documentaries on the program, including the one on the Jonestown massacre/suicide back in the 70's and another one called "The Bridge," which is about the Golden Gate Bridge and the people who commit suicide off it each year. Who's interested?

Le

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DV vs. HDV

2006-04-16T00:56:19Z

Hey folks,

I have a Canon XL-2 and a Canon GL-2 (both Digital Video cameras) and I am looking to possibly upgrade both for either a JVC-HD100/GY-HD101 or a Canon XLH1 for my next documentary film.

All cost considerations aside, do any of you have any thoughts on this?
Thanks!
Dan

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Downsizing my video collection - Lots of RARE/CULT videos for $1-$5

2006-03-05T19:50:30Z

All videotapes are VHS dubs except for the "Store Bought" listings at the bottom. Most videos are great quality. I transferred all of these to dvd, so I no longer need the VHS tapes I transferred them from. Most of these are fairly rare, hard to find films. I'm moving and I need to clear out some space. Please email with any questions. (bomarr at gmail dot com)

Documentary:
John Holmes: Exhausted $2
Hospital (Frederick Wiseman - 1970) $5
Constellation Jodorowsky (Louis Mouchet - 1994) - documentary on "Holy Mountain" director Alejandro Jodorowsky $2

Cult Classics:
Willard (Daniel Mann - 1971) $3
Bad Boy Bubby (Rolf de Heer - 1993) $2
Can Hieronymous Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?(Anthony Newley - 1969) $2
Rhinoceros (Tom O'Horgan - 1974) w/ Zero Mostel & Gene Wilder $2
The Trip (Roger Corman - 1967) $2
The First Nudie Musical (Mark Haggard & Bruce Kimmel - 1976) $1
Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman - 1980) featuring Oingo Boingo / Hammerman (MC Hammer Cartoon - 1991) $2

William Castle: (ALL VERY VERY RARE)
It's a Small World (William Castle - 1950) $5
Macabre (William Castle - 1958)...poor quality, but still watchable $5
Project X (William Castle - 1968) $5
Let's Kill Uncle (William Castle - 1966) $5

Takashi Miike:
Visitor Q (Takashi Miike - 2001) $2
Blues Harp (Takashi Miike - 1998) $2
Bird People in China (Takashi Miike - 1998) $2

Japanese:
Versus (Ryuhei Kitamura - 2001) $2
Blind Beast aka Mojuu (Yasuzo Masumura - 1969) $2
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole (Hideshi Hino - 1988) / Devil Doctor Woman (Hajime Tabe - 1990) $2
Demon Pond aka Yashagaike (Masahiro Shinoda - 1979) $1
St. John's Wort (Shimoyama Ten - 2001) $1

Japanese "Pink" Films:
Daydream (1994) $2
Violent Virgin (Koji Wakamatsu - 1969) $2
Violated Angels (Koji Wakamatsu 1967)/ The Bedroom (Hisayasu Sato -1992) $2
Captured for Sex 2 (Ryuichi Hiroki/Hitoshi Ishikawa - 1986) $2
Go Go Second Time Virgin (Koji Wakamatsu - 1969) $2

Hong Kong:
Shaolin Soccer (subtitled version) - (Stephen Chow - 2001) $2
The Eye (Oxide Pang Chun/Danny Pang - 2002) $2

B-Movies:
Carbine High Massacre (2000) - B-movie inspired by the Columbine High School Shootings $1
It's Alive (Larry Cohen - 1974) $1
Port Sinister (Harold Daniels - 1953) $1
Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Rodney Amateau - 1987) $2
Riki Oh - The Story of Riki (Ngai Kai Lam - 1991) $2
The Candy Snatchers (Guerdon Trueblood - 1973) $2
Plan 9 From Outer Space (Ed Wood - 1959) $1
Color Me Blood Red (Herschell Gordon Lewis - 1965) $1
They Live (John Carpenter - 1988) $2

Misc Compilation Tapes:
Simpsons 300th & 301st episodes / Married With Children Reunion Special $1
Tandem (Toshiki Sato - 1994) / The Beast (Walerian Borowczyk -1975) $2
Y Tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuarón - 2001) / Devil's Backbone (Guillermo del Toro - 2001) / Dogtown & Z-Boys (Stacy Peralta - 2001) $2
Fast Sofa (Salomé Breziner - 2001) / The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke - 2001)/ A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (Bosco Lam - 1995) $2
Mod Fuck Explosion (Jon Moritsugu - 1994)/ Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato - 1980) / Tales from the Gimli Hospital (Guy Maddin - 1988) / Bring Me the Head of Geraldo Rivera (Jim Sikora - 1989) $3
Return of the Five Deadly Venoms (Cheh Chang - 1978)/ I Spit on Your Corpse, I Piss On Your Grave (Al Adamson - 1974)/ Blood Freak (Brad F. Grinter, Steve Hawkes - 1972) - $2
Evil Dead Trap (Toshiharu Ikeda - 1988)/ Corpse Grinders 2 (Ted V. Mikels - 2000)/ Teenage Caveman (Larry Clark - 2002) $2
Peeping Tom (Michael Powell - 1960)/ Thundercrack! (Curt McDowell/George Kuchar - 1977)/ Color Me Lurid $3

Music:
Bjork - Volumen (music videos) $2
Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Plays Berkeley (May, 1970) 110 min professional recording $3
Aphex Twin - "Come to Daddy" music video - director's cut (Chris Cunningham ) $2

TV:
Tenacious D - HBO Episodes & Various Appearances $2
The A-Team (misc episodes) $2

Anime:
Riki-Oh-The Story of Riki (Anime Version) $5 (RARE)

Mainstream:
Kids (Larry Clark - 1995) $1

Store Bought Tapes:
Freaked (Alex Winter & Tom Stern - 1993) $3
Series 7 (Daniel Minahan - 2001) $3
Bloodsucking Freaks (Joel M Reed - 1976) (Troma) $2
Toxic Avenger Part 3 (Lloyd Kaufman - 1989) (Troma)$3
Westworld (Michael Crichton - 1973) $2
Roger & Me (Michael Moore - 1989) $3
Private Parts (Paul Bartel - 1972) $2
Urotsukidoji - Legend of the Overfiend $4
I Eat Your Skin (Del Tenney - 1964) $1
Toxic Avenger (Lloyd Kaufman - 1985) (Troma) $3
Baseketball (David Zuker - 1998) $2
Toxic Avenger Part 2 (Lloyd Kaufman - 1989) (Troma) $3
Orgazmo (Trey Parker - 1997) $2
Terror Firmer (Lloyd Kaufman - 1999) (Troma) $3

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Bloody Great Documentary Site

2006-02-24T10:39:57Z

http://www.documentary-film.net

enjoy!!

Agent Bleu

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Tribute to Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker

2006-02-23T08:10:29Z

SFSU’s Documentary Film Institute presents
A Tribute to Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker
Saturday, March 4, at 7:00 pm

Leacock and Pennebaker in person! These two prolific innovators of cinéma vérité collaborated on the legendary film "Monterey Pop" (1968). Pennebaker’s unforgettable "Don’t Look Back", which chronicled Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England, is considered the first “rockumentary.” Leacock’s hand-held cinematography is renowned in his own films and the works of a number of filmmakers, including Robert Flaherty’s 1948 classic "Louisiana Story". A very special guest will present the duo with Marcus Prizes for Lifetime Achievement, followed by a screening of a selection of their films.

For more information: (415) 338-3753.

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9/11 Documentary Listing

2006-02-09T06:55:54Z

I figured since I spent the time to build this post for another tribe, I'd post it here for reference as well.

Watch, *investigate*, decide.

9/11: Painful Deceptions
Part 1: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Painful%20Deceptions%20-%20An%20Analysis%20of%20the%20911%20Attack%20part%201.wmv
Part 2: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Painful%20Deceptions%20-%20An%20Analysis%20of%20the%20911%20Attack%20part%202.wmv
Part 3: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Painful%20Deceptions%20-%20An%20Analysis%20of%20the%20911%20Attack%20part%203.wmv

Confronting the Evidence
Part 1: http://www.amurka.com/mpg/911_1.wmv
Part 2: http://www.amurka.com/mpg/911_2.wmv
Part 3: http://www.amurka.com/mpg/911_3.wmv
Part 4: http://www.amurka.com/mpg/911_4.wmv
Part 5: http://www.amurka.com/mpg/911_5.wmv

Loose Change
Part 1: http://www.a15181636.alturo-server.de/911-LooseChange1.wmv
Part 2: http://www.a15181636.alturo-server.de/911-LooseChange2.wmv
Loose Change - 2nd Edition
Part 1: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Loose%20Change%202E%201of3.wmv
Part 2: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Loose%20Change%202E%202of3.wmv
Part 3: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Loose%20Change%202E%203of3.wmv

9/11: Evidence to the Contrary
http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/September%2011-%20Evidence%20to%20the%20Contrary%20REDUX%202006.wmv

The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw
http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/%5BDocumentary%5D.The.Great.Conspiracy-The.9-11.News.Special.You.Never.Saw.wmv

AfterMath: Unanswered Questions From 9/11
Part 1: http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/GNN%20-%20Aftermath%20-%20Unanswered%20Questions%20of%209-11.wmv
Part 2: http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/GNN%20-%20Aftermath%20-%20Live%20Panel.wmv
Part 3: http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/GNN%20-%20Aftermath%20-%20Additional%20Interviews.wmv

Mohammed Atta and the Venice Flying Circus
http://www.lastingnetworks.com/alexvideos/flyingcircus256.wmv

9/11: The Great Illusion
Part 1: http://download.alciada.net/911/911-TheGreatIllusion/911-TheGreatIllusion1.wmv
Part 2: http://download.alciada.net/911/911-TheGreatIllusion/911-TheGreatIllusion2.wmv

Martial Law 9/11: Rise of the Police State
Part 1: http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/Alex%20Jones%20-%20Martial%20Law%202005%20-%20part1of3.wmv
Part 2: http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/Alex%20Jones%20-%20Martial%20Law%202005%20-%20part2of3.wmv
Part 3: http://www.lonelantern.org/downloads/Alex%20Jones%20-%20Martial%20Law%202005%20-%20part3of3.wmv

9/11: The Road to Tyranny
http://download.alciada.net/911/911TheRoadToTyranny.wmv

9/11 and the American Empire - Dr. David Ray Griffin lecture at University of Wisconsin
Recorded and broadcast by CSPAN
http://www.apfn.org/Movies/griffin_madison_full_25.wmv

Cynthia McKinneys critical review of the 9/11 Comission Report
Recorded and broadcast by CSPAN
Part 1: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Cynthia%20McKinney%20on%20CSPAN%20-%20911%20report%20card%201%20of%204.wmv
Part 2: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Cynthia%20McKinney%20on%20CSPAN%20-%20911%20report%20card%202%20of%204.wmv
Part 3: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Cynthia%20McKinney%20on%20CSPAN%20-%20911%20report%20card%203%20of%204.wmv
Part 4: http://www.question911.net.nyud.net:8090/7w1305ee4049wq44pwzell9ee23/Cynthia%20McKinney%20on%20CSPAN%20-%20911%20report%20card%204%20of%204.wmv

Truth and Lies of 9/11 w/ ex-LAPD Mike Ruppert
Part 1: http://www.thelawparty.com/MediaPlayer/911/TruthandLies0f911Part156k.wmv
Part 2: http://www.ganjasound.fsworld.co.uk/films%20&%20clips/mike%20ruppert_911%20the%20truth%20and%20lies%20part%202.rm
Part 3: http://www.ganjasound.fsworld.co.uk/films%20&%20clips/mike%20ruppert_911%20the%20truth%20and%20lies%20part%203.rm
Part 4: http://www.indybay.org/uploads/truthlies9-11part4.wmv

The Truth Behind 9/11
Michel Chossudovsky - professor of economics, University of Ottawa
http://vancouver.indymedia.org/uploads/michel.mov

911 Citizens' Inquiry
Mike Ruppert - former LAPD narcotics officer, whistleblower & author
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/ruppertinterview911mar0456k.wmv
Barrie Zwicker - TV host/producer & media critic
http://chicago.indymedia.org/usermedia/video/12/zwicker911conf03200456k.wmv
Paul Thompson - cooperativeresearch.org
http://chicago.indymedia.org/usermedia/video/1/pthompson911inqmar0456k.wmv
Webster Tarpley - co-author 'George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography'
http://images.indymedia.org/imc/washingtondc/media/video/4/tarpley911inqmar0456k.wmv
Mathias Broeckers - journalist & writer
Part 1: http://ontario.indymedia.ca/twiki/pub/Ontario/mov/2004/broeckers156k.mov
Part 2: http://sf.indymedia.org/uploads/broeckersplatoscave256k.mov
Nafeez Ahmed - author
http://sf.indymedia.org/uploads/nafeezahmad911conf03200456k.wmv
Ralph Schoenman - radio host & activist
http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2004/04/103862.wmv
Jim Marrs - investigative journalist & author
http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2004/04/103788.wmv
Phil Berg - former Pennsylvanian deputy attorney general
http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/media/2004/04/240155.mov
Eric Hufschmid - author
http://sf.indymedia.org/uploads/ehufschmpt1911inqmar0456k.wmv
Ken Jenkins - psychologist, videographer
http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2004/04/103718.wmv

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http://tribes.tribe.net/infobunker

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What the Bleep 2...

2006-02-01T22:22:00Z

Screening in Los Angeles at the end of January...

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Real Dirt on Farmer John-- now in theaters!!

2006-01-29T23:21:45Z

It's finally coming to theaters! Go check out this AMAZING documentary if you have not already...I know there's been previous discussion on this tribe when this doc played at festivals. It has won countless awards and accolades of praise-- all much deserved.

Visit the film's website for more info:

http://www.therealdirt.net/

THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN is hitting theaters this month! The film will open in Chicago on January 20th. Taggart and Farmer John will be touring around the country for premieres there, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Berkeley, and Portland, OR.

CHICAGO - Friday, January 20. Esquire 6 Theater at 58 East Oak St. Farmer John and Director Taggart Siegel in attendance for Q & A following the film.

MINNEAPOLIS - Friday, January 20. Regal Brooklyn Center 20 Theatre at 6420 Camden Avenue North in Brooklyn Center Farmer John and Director Taggart Siegel in attendance for Q & A following the film on Saturday January 21st.

Friday, January 20. Crown Block E 15 at 600 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis

SAN FRANCISCO - Opening Night on Friday, January 27. Presidio Theater at 2340 Chestnut St. Farmer John in attendance for Q & A following the film on Opening Night. (415) 776-2388

BERKELEY - Opening Night on Friday, January 27. Shattuck Landmark Theater at 2230 Shattuck Avenue Director Taggart Siegel in attendance for Q & A following the film on Opening Night.

SANTA CRUZ - Opening Night on Friday, January 27. The Nickelodeon Theater at 210 Lincoln Street

SANTA ROSA - Opening Night on Friday, January 27. The Rialto Lakeside at 551 Summerfield Road

SAN RAFAEL - Opening Night on Friday, January 27. The Rafael Film Center at 1118 Fourth Street

PORTLAND - Opening Night on Saturday, January 28 at 5:00 pm. Cinema 21 at 616 NW 21st Avenue Farmer John and Director Taggart Siegel in attendance for Q & A following the film on Opening Night. Scheduled to run February 1 � February 9

SAN DIEGO - Opening Night on Friday, February 10. Mission Valley Cinemas (Hazard Center) at 7510 Hazard Center Drive

DEL MAR - Opening Night on Friday, February 10. Flower Hill Theater at 2630 Via De La Valle

TEMPE - Opening Night on Friday, February 24. Valley Art

DENVER - Opening Night on Friday, February 24. Cherry Creek 8 at 3000 East 1st Avenue

BOULDER - Opening Night on Friday, February 24. United Artists Village Theater at 2525 Arapahoe Avenue

SANTA MONICA - Opening Night on Friday, March 10. The Laemmle Santa Monica at 1332 Second Street

WEST HOLLYWOOD - Opening Night on Friday, March 10. Sunset 5 at 8000 Sunset Boulevard

PASADENA - Opening Night on Friday, March 10. Pasadena Playhouse 7 at 673 E Colorado Boulevard

ORANGE COUNTY - Opening Night on Friday, March 10. Edwards University Town Center 6 at 4245 Campus Drive (949) 854-8818

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spiritual docs

2006-01-29T23:15:02Z

Spiritual documentary

I am embarking on a major spiritual film project, the rainbow serpent project (tribe.net of the same name,) where a group of light workers, artists and performers will be travelling from Glastonbury UK to the earth chakra points around the world. To create a earth healing net work of indigenous people and supportive spiritual aware people at each of these seven sights, through the medium of film we will document their traditions and link them to all the other indigenous people we meet.

I have made a few documentaries with a spiritual content which have fit in the experimental genre, but hoping to crack a new genre. I am also working with a friend who has been researching spiritual film making. I was wondering if there is anyone out there that would like to share some knowledge of channels of commissioners, either TV, Cable, Sky or DVD sales. Lets work together to make this a better world.

Unity, peace and love.

Tor

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Music Super

2006-01-18T21:54:32Z

Hey ya'll
I'm available for doing music searches etc... I'm just starting out and could use the extra experience. I live in the NYC area so if you need some music assistance please feel free to e-mail me with the details. Thx!

*JB (Jenn)

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FREDERICK WISEMAN

2006-01-04T00:34:44Z

has anyone seen "welfare"

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What the Bleep do We Know?

2006-01-03T20:05:54Z

Watched it last night (or did it watch me?)
Deeply spiritual and one of the best films I have ever seen.

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Has anyone seen

2005-12-13T19:08:30Z

Wal-Mart: The high cost of low prices? http://images.ultracart.com/aff/BNF/810/70/118/231/0/index.html

It ripped my heart out and stomped on it, then laughed at me while I wept!

Very powerful, indeed. Check it out!

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George Vreeland Hill's Hollywood Home Page

2005-11-22T00:36:27Z

Join the free Yahoo group, Hollywood Home Page.
We cover everything from Broadway to Hollywood, and everywhere else!
For actors, models, agents, directors, writers, musicians, and on, and on!
I moderate the group, and there is no spam!!
The Hollywood Home Page is active, and popular.
George Vreeland Hill

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hollywoodhomepage

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documentary film maker needed in New Orleans

2005-11-21T14:59:19Z

I found this on Craigslist this morning and it breaks my heart. I can't go down but, can anyone here?

Documentary Film Maker Needed

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Reply to: gigs-111828366@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-11-16, 8:48PM PST

Documentary Film Maker is desperately needed in New Orleans.
I am a resident of New Orleans and there are atrocities happening in my city that need to be documented.
Please find a way to help save my city. Interest needs to be sparked to bring attention to this crisis.
Please visit the daily forums at nola dot com- you will read the cries for help from the locals.
Some of us have been without electricity for over a month now with no honest answers from Entergy or city officials. Basic quality of life issues are being tested here. The cold front that has moved in will mean no heat, no hot water, no way to cook or even refrigerate food for a lot of us who are here to bring the city back to its feet. Businesses have taken top priority over residents. Reports of Police Harrassment- and recently, we have on record, our first post-Katrina Murder. City officials feet are dragging and issues such as Parking Permits are taking precidents over basic human needs.
This is a huge issue for the rest of the country and it is the rest of the country that needs to know what is going on down here. What can you do help??

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"Michael Moore Hates America" by Michael Wilson

2005-11-17T06:12:46Z

"Michael Moore Hates America," 2004, director - Michael Wilson
http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70003213&trkid=181026

It's on Netflix. I just watched it. It's not as bad or hostile as it sounds. Obviously, it tries to show or prove things that I would never buy in a million years. For example, there are a lot of interviews with everyday folks who have successfully started their own businesses. In other words, Americans who have worked hard and made it cuz racism, corporate corruption, etc aren't as bad as Moore says they are. But there are other points raised in the film that are very interesting, particularly the ethical issues around telling a story fairly and honestly through the documentary medium, which the director proves is quite difficult even for his own project. At the same time, he slams Moore for misleading editing/interviewing techniques used in "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11."

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70003213&trkid=181026

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SHORT FILMS NEEDED - NARRATIVE, ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY $$$

2005-10-12T20:17:54Z

SHORT VIDEOS WANTED!!!

Hi Everyone!
Wanted to let you know about a cool offer for short filmmakers…Lingual.net is looking for short videos/films 2-15 minutes in length to display on our website for English Language Learners.

We offer $100 display fee AND exposure through links to your site.

Narrative, Documentary, Animation, AND Music Videos all Accepted.

ALSO

RIGHT NOW we have a contest going-$1,000 winner to each catagory. ODDS of winning contest are GREAT as we expect aprox 100 films for THREE GRAND PRIZES of 1K!!!!!! (Plus there are second and third place winners too!)

SO, get in you films now!

Check out http://www.lingual.net for all details

THANKS!

Email me with any questions: sara@lingual.net

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My Lecture and Documentary Collection

2005-09-17T03:53:45Z

Thanks to the wonders of the internet and BitTorrent, over the last year I have acquired over 125 various documentaries and lectures.

The topics include:
General Politics
9/11
Alex Jones
Banking and Finance
The CIA
"Drug" Related
Energy Systems
Health
Nazis
Chemtrails
Jordan Maxwell
and "Beyond"

I'd like to spread this information to anyone interested, and have started a tribe to help facilitate that. The tribe page displays the current list of presentations I have available. C'mon over and check it out.

http://tribes.tribe.net/infobunker

And I don't want to try to pull any people away from this tribe, so if you've seen any of the videos and would prefer to discuss them here, that would be great as well!

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Riot On

2005-09-13T19:10:43Z

Anybody seen it? I thought it was a very keen, entertaining glimpse into those wild days...

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When Hockey Came to Belfast

2005-09-13T19:07:16Z

some shameless promotion for a friend !! If you are in the area I highly reccomend seeing this film :O)

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For more info:
www.calgaryfilm.com/schedule.php

When Hockey Came to Belfast

Belfast is a city divided in two–Catholic and Protestant. Everyday life there is scarred by religious and political divisions. Even the popular sport of soccer is not safe from these conflicts and further acts as a breeding ground for resentment. In comes ice hockey as a breath of fresh air. In fact, hockey is so much of a common bond between the two communities that it transcends the existing religious divide. When Hockey Came to Belfast is about two friends, Paul (a Catholic) and Andrew (a Protestant) and their love for the local team: the Belfast Giants. We witness how their friendship begins because of this game, their dreams of playing professional hockey in Canada and the daily hurdles they must overcome to keep their friendship a secret. This documentary also highlights how the Belfast Giants team stands as a symbol of hope in the community and the hockey arena as a friendly and religion-free zone for everyone.

Preceded by the short films;
Puck This, Canada, 2005
Rick Alyea, 14 minutes
What has your life become without hockey? A satire revealing men’s free time adaptations forced by the NHL lock-out.

The Boxing Day Classic, Canada, 2005
K. Morrow, K. Bowen, 11 minutes
An old-timer's hockey team in Jasper invokes the tournament's one strange rule.

Director: Linda Conway
Producer: Selwyn Jacob
Screenwriter: Linda Conway
Film Series

Reality Reels
Sponsored By:
Showtimes

Monday, Sep. 26, 4:30 pm
Globe Theatre - Screen 2
+ Add to My Schedule

Canada, 2004, 77 min.

Series: Reality Reels

Genres: Documentary

Director: Linda Conway

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all aboard the crazy train

2005-08-25T02:03:09Z

this film is set to release this winter, so i've been told by an insider. I saw the award winning shorter version at the Maui Film Festival and I must say it is one of the most spectacular films I've seen.

If you love the power, mystery, and force of our planet's turbulent oceans you must, MUST see this film on the big screen. and the soundtrack is an adrenaline charge as well, an thrilling sensory combination of nature and how one must obey and respect nature. The three top wate men in the world and their stories, 90 ft. waves (on the big screen!), cameo appearances by Ben Stiller and Ben Harper, and a few others.

I will see it again...

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film makets

2005-08-24T13:18:35Z

can anyone suggest some documentary film market suitable for a spiritual documentary? In the UK, USA or OZ?

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War Vet Seeks a film maker

2005-08-23T05:29:22Z

I have a young man just returned from the war that have 300 + photos and storys that would like to tell in the San Diego, Los Angeles area. I suppose he could go anywhere.
He has a story, he has the photos, anyone interested? Contact me and I will put you in touch.
How bout it? Anyone interested?

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ACLU Docs.

2005-08-22T07:00:25Z

Here's a paste I got from the ACLU about a series of docs. they are putting out about the Patriot Act. Should be interesting...

"Developed and created in partnership with award-winning film producer Robert Greenwald (Unconstitutional, Outfoxed), The ACLU Freedom Files, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Jeremy Kagan, is a series of ten 30-minute episodes featuring real clients and the attorneys who defend them, as well as well-known actors, activists and comedians.

You can preview our new series right now at http://www.aclu.tv/."

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RIZE

2005-07-15T21:20:25Z

anyone seen it? just got a chance to check it out last night here in seattle. i was impressed for the most part, but i'm wondering if anyone else felt the narrative flow was a bit jerky, among other things... like the fact that they mentioned the one white Krumper and the one asian crew and the obviously central church element at the VERY END right alongside the flashy mtv-style music video shoot at the la river. it's like two different teams worked on part A and B of the film. just thought i'd see if anyone else has any comments...

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Don't Call me Crazy on the 4th of July...

2005-07-11T08:06:47Z

If anyone has not seen this, I think you should and it is online so there is no excuse. I know I plug my own but this is well worth the watch. Check it out!
Much of this I lived through my own generation and may be new to you...it happened...it's true...so glad to see someone doing something like this...

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pell/video/DCMC_final_lg.html

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some doc talk

2005-06-14T17:32:13Z

Caught 'Home movie' last night on IFC, which I would say is worth seeing. They are also casually running 'Slasher' which was a disappointment. And just to throw it out there, if you ever get a chance, I consider the Henry Darger biodoc 'In the Realms of the Unreal' to be a must see, one of my favorites I caught in '04, though I think it was actually made a year or two before....

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My favorite Documentary ever! This weekend at the Seattle Film fest...

2005-05-27T08:09:45Z

What People Are Saying:

“Genuinely beautiful, and genuinely beautifully shot – a cause for hope.”
- Albert Maysles, legendary documentary filmmaker

“Farmer John is a character of magnitude…a maverick, and a philosopher of the soil who is ready to reflect in elegant prose on the meaning of being alive.”
- Michael Rabiger, author, Directing the Documentary & Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics

“The film evolves into a deeply moving metaphor for the struggles of an entire generation. His triumphant story is essential for all us city folk who have found ourselves despairing for the earth and what has seemed like our inevitable alienation from it.”
- Mark Achbar, director, The Corporation

“A most compelling character…. He’s a red state American who shows no hesitation about riding his tractor while sporting a fushia feather boa…. [S]uffused with a soulful optimism as vast as the fruited plains.”
- Scott Foundas, Variety, 5/5/05

“Shot beautifully, with insightful interviews and interspersed with creative music video-esque interludes…. Directed artfully by Taggart Siegel.”
- Sarah Jo Marks, International Documentary, 5/05

“An inexplicably compelling portrait of a low-key Midwestern eccentric…. It may not sound like much, but the film’s oddball charm can melt a die-hard hippie-haters heart.”
- Cliff Doerksen, Time Out (Chicago), 3/31/05

“This video memoir is a beguiling combination of agrarian ode and the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, deepened by Peterson’s square sincerity as he struggles to find himself in relation to his family’s land.
- J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader, 4/1/05

“[A]n inspiring, thoroughly moving portrait of organic farmer John Peterson that serves also as a chilling study of superstition and intolerance in the heartland.”
- Jim Ridley, Nashville Scene, 4/18/05

“Peterson’s quirkiness and lovability were apparent from the first shot… the audience…laughed and cried in all the right places.”
- Gayle Worland and Tom Alesia, Wisconsin State Journal, 4/4/05

“[A] wonderful jolt of homegrown sweetness.”
- Larry Carrino, New Times Broward – Palm Beach, 4/14/05

“[A] touching, humorous portrait of an eccentric farmer…giddy, heartfelt work.”
- Ray Pride, New City, 3/31/05

“After one showing, a woman approached Farmer John to tell him ‘My period stopped three years ago. After I saw your movie, I was so affected that I started my period again. Thank you, I’m so happy.’”
- Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/2/05

“I love this film and have found myself talking about it almost daily since I saw it. Farmer John is a compelling and complex character whose story will open your heart, break it, and then fill it with a redemptive vision. Along the way, you’ll get an education about the joys and curses of farm life and the issues farmers are grappling with.”
- Nina Utne, Utne Magazine

"The Real Dirt on Farmer John" at the SIFF Sat and Sun!

What Sky says:

This film will blow you away, that's a promise.
Best Documentary I have ever seen.
Did you like Hoop Dreams? how about Sherman's March?
The Real Dirt is better.
Nuff said.

Now, what I like about this movie review site is that somebody there in movieland thought that if you liked Farmer John there is a strong chance that you'll feel similarly about The Outlaw Josey Wales starring Clint Eastwood! No kidding, that is the film they think most resembles the feeling you get from watching The Real Dirt. Isn't that the coolest?!
At the bottom of the page on The Real Dirt they say:

"If you like this title, we also recommend The Outlaw Josey Wales."

And damn! if they weren't spot on!
At first glance you wouldn't think John with his soft spoken Midwestern charm, that understated classy delivery of the plains maverick was channeling Josey Wales - and then you start to see all the similarities.
Yea, John's got that same steely-eyed resolve, that can't-be-broken spirit that shines from within. John Peterson and Josey Wales both suffered horribly at the hands of fate, withstood more pain and degradation that most men could stand. And yet... and yet, they stood tall and proud and could not be stopped when faced with the impossible task of reclaiming their life, their manhood, their proud American farmer spirit...

Yes, The Real Dirt has all the necessary elements to make a classic as does Josey Wales...
A magical combination of farmland fact and underdog fantasy...

The fantasy, this time, 30 years after Eastwood as Josey Wales... is Farmer John who switches from a simple peasant farmer to stone-cold Bio-Dynamic CSA Genius...

His planting and networking becomes as precise as his cigar sucking...
Whether he is merely taking a split second to rig some machinery on a tractor or appearing out of the sun as an 'army of one'... it is Farmer John's screen presence as something unique, direct and strong, the essential Peterson persona that is a powerful attraction to the public...

Josey Wales, oops, I mean John Peterson, has no desire to become the most successful bio-dynamic and CSA farmer in the universe... At the beginning of the film he is a peaceable Illinois farmer whose farm is lost in the small farm failures of the 80s.... and this story is the unbelievable journey back to wholeness, you will witness John rising from the literal flames of disaster, like a phoenix, to claim his place in history!

The film opens with what is arguably one of the coolest movie quotes of all time....
We see John's boots squishing through the mud as he surveys his fields, kneeling down upon the ground, he reaches down for a handful of earth and pensively tastes it...

"The soil tastes good today..."

and you begin to enter Farmer John's world as director Taggart Siegel guides your journey with passion and deep insight...

enjoy!
Sky

want more info?
visit www.TheRealDirt.net

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cinematographers

2005-05-26T02:30:37Z

Canadian cinematographer needed for documentary journey to turkiye...

anyone?

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"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"

2005-05-14T06:27:57Z

Just saw this at the theatre and it's excellent. Contains some revealing audio recordings that really incriminate the Enron traders and expose how they (not Gray Davis) caused the California energy crisis. This is probably the best documentary I've seen this year. Not sure if it's playing nationwide though.

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tools for your doc

2005-05-14T06:25:19Z

http://www.sonnyboo.com/downloads/downloads.htm
there are tons of things here that you can use for your doc.
Release forms, into, etc...check it out..it will help...openings, copyright and such...
I wish you well...

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"Spin"

2005-04-28T02:13:33Z

This is "a one-hour video documentary which uses [satellite] feeds to unravel the [1992] election and the televised events which framed it, such as the L.A. riots, Colombus' 500th anniversary, and the struggle for reproductive and sexual rights. Spin captures the contempt for the public whispered by spin doctors, and the hallucinogenic collusion of the candidates, the press and the technology."

http://www.emoore.org/spin

(This documentary has been available online for years, but I have posted a higher-resolution, smaller-file-size copy of it)

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What does America Stand for?

2005-04-26T19:16:01Z

Just came back from Denver shooting more footage for Shock and Awe of a group from Iraqi's from Baghdad learning who to run local govenments. Theme of the weekend; Death is the tax of liberty. These people should know. There stories are nothing short of heroic. Meeting these people is a total reality check.

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Universal Newsreels Online

2005-04-26T13:15:11Z

...from the Demandmedia list...

Recently, the Internet Archive [http://archive.org/] has placed online several hundred clips from the Universal Newsreel collection. These public domain news segments represent a small sampling of the this amazing collection but should help make it more accessible, especially to low budget filmmakers.

Before TV news there were newsreels, short news segments that ran before feature films at the movie theater. One of the companies donated their entire archive to the National Archives when they stopped producing them in the 60's, dedicating the collection to the public domain. The collection runs from 1929-67 and is probably the most heavily used collections for documentary filmmakers. While not as high quality as the Prelinger Archive [http://www.archive.org/movies/prelinger.php] (the source of these clips is vhs not film) the activist filmmaker on a budget should find lots of useful material. Topics covered range from the Cold War, Vietnam, the Middle East, as well as silly human interest "man bites dog" stories.

http://demandmedia.net/?op=displaystory;sid=2005/4/21/15263/2301

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5/16 Bleep Happens filmfest (SF Bay area)

2005-04-26T09:15:51Z

Hello,

"Bleep Happens" is a short film festival coming up at Rafael Theater. It features five short films written and produced by survivors of brain injury. They are participants at Marin Brain Injury Network's Larkspur Center, a very cool program I was involved with. Participants at the center have a lot to say, and insights to share, as their lives have been irrevocably and drastically changed. www.mbin.org

Thanks,

Laurie

[please pardon my cross-postings]
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Marin Brain Injury Network and The Larkspur Center
Present:

"Bleep Happens"
A festival of 5 short films written and produced by
Larkspur Center program participants

Monday, May 16th at 7:00pm
California Film Institute
Rafael Theater
38 Miller Avenue Suite 6
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415)461-6771
Reception Following at Bank of Marin
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About The Marin Brain Injury Network

Marin Brain Injury Network (MBIN) is a grassroots
organization whose members include survivors of
Acquired Brain Injury, their families and caregivers,
professionals from the fields of medicine and social
service, and other concerned individuals from
throughout the community.

MBIN provides a community reintegration program at The
Larkspur Center in Larkspur, California, near the
College of Marin. The program addresses the
functional limitations and psychosocial barriers that
survivors of acquired brain injury frequently
experience.

"The Glen"
by Glen Bullock

If I were a fruit, I would be a lemon,
because I can be sweet, but I am often sour.

If I were a shoe, I would be a sandal,
because I am comfortable, but not too formal.

If I were a song, I would be, "Amazing Grace"
because the fact that I am alive
proves God's grace.

If I were a car, I would be a racecar,
because I went really fast, and was dangerous.

If I were a color, I would be blue,
like a blue streak.
Sometimes I feel sad and blue.

If I were a land formation,
I would be a large island,
because I am large, but often alone.

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Film Fest

2005-04-25T06:45:21Z

Well, this is my first film fest. You can go to http://reelwork.org for more info. Almost Broken will play I believe on Sat. so if anyone is around the Santa Cruz area? Would love to know what you think.
Thing is, I can't be there. So anyone that does go? let me know what you think.
The subject of my film has a daughter getting married that day and I will be there taking pics for them.
Well, guess there will be more... Hope someone gets to see it...
hugs to all

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los angeles documentary scene?

2005-04-19T04:30:57Z

hi all.. i'm new to los angeles and am just looking to meet up with some other people to make some short documentaries... i'm an amateur and plan to keep it that way, but I want to make some short doc's and put them on-line. I'm interested in a variety of subjects, and have some ideas for projects about outsourcing (the effect on America, and the effect on the other country), urban life, and cognitive science/nerdy stuff.

so anyone else out there want to work on some stuff, or at the least, meet up to talk shop?

-shawn
www.brainvomit.com

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Shock and Awe Documentary

2005-04-17T12:01:44Z

I'm working on a documentary about Iraq and the people who are risking their lives to help the Iraqi's with the birth a new democracy. My POV is that Iraq is a very noble effort. There's way to much criticism and not enough praise for the accomplishments. If you're interested in seeing an on-line version of the film, please email me. I'm also looking for people who can help me get the word our about the film via internet. I'm not to techincally skilled at internet stuff.

Richard Burns
richard_burns@mac.com

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Online Video Diaries

2005-03-29T17:56:51Z

Yes, it's "Videoblogging Week 2005" and there are lots of great little stories out there!

http://mefeedia.com/tags/videobloggingweek2005/

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Voodoo Doughnut Documentary -- GIMME DOUGHNUT screening this THURSDAY IN PORTLAND, OREGON

2005-03-22T23:12:56Z

For details, please visit our main site which has links to our other sites/blogs/photos and more.

Last week, the 5 documentaries which were screened at the Hollywood Theater in Portland sold out.

You can see the Voodoo Documentary, Gimme Doughnut, and a few of the others from last week's show, this Thursday at the Guild Theater in downtown Portland, Oregon. It's Free this night, and free is a very good price.

Guild Theater
Portland, Oregon
March 24th
7pm
Admission - Free

www.gimmedoughnut.com
www.magdazine.com/voodoo
www.magdazine.com/gimmedoughnut
the shop's page:
http://www.voodoodoughnut.com/

Thank you, and I hope to see you all there!

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"Salesman"

2005-03-22T22:53:02Z

I just saw the Maysels Bros. "Salesman" last night, for the first time. For a while, I wasn't sure if I was watching a documentary or a narrative. Has anyone else seen it?

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"Living with Slim"

2005-03-18T18:09:05Z

This is a documentary about living with AIDS in Africa, and is available for viewing online in an effort to raise awareness.

http://www.orizzle.com/htm/v/slim.htm

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Join us in the temple - THE HI-DEF TEMPLE!

2005-03-04T17:55:26Z

Howdy...NEW TRIBE...come on down..the time is now...

The full low-down on this fascinating format that continues to evolve...
24p,30i,60i..hdv, uncompressed - whatever...it's hi-def...and now it's accessible and ready to take over like never before...

True believers - step into the Hi-def temple...and be amazed at the
shocking clarity....
http://hi-deftemple.tribe.net/

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Almost Broken-free screening-San Francisco Feb. 4th

2005-01-27T02:41:00Z

Ok, I know you are all very busy with your own films. I am inviting any and everyone in the SF area to join me in the free screening of the movie Almost Broken-the Larry Nign Story. Feb. 4th, 2005.
This is a documentary, 58 min. made totally by 3 people and very little SSI money. It is about a man and his fight for justice from a work related injury that has taken at least 20 years from his life. The insurance company, State Compenstation Insurance Fund, is an insurance company for Worker's comp and we address the corruption and fraud in this system that addresses all workers in the state of Calif. and 30 others. After the screening, we will walk 2 blocks down for a press conference in front of this huge mama pig insurance company. If you are not injured or if you are, all are welcome. This is a powerful way to protect yourself and take a stand. I look forward to meeting you. Here is the press conference info and more info about the movie. the cause and location!
www.almostbroken.com/pressrelease.html
Please email if you can ahead to let us know if you can be there.
Thanks!

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SXSW Film Festival and Conference

2005-01-06T03:58:03Z

Has anyone here been to this before?

I'm thinking about going in March and wanted to get some feedback about it.

Thanks!

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FIlmfestivals

2004-12-17T00:13:30Z

Hi, I'm currently making a 50 minute documentary about the use of 'Ibogaine' for the treatment of addiction. In September the project will be finished and then I want to send it in for some filmfestivals. Does anyone have suggestions about good festivals (that have a documentary program)?

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New Sudan documentary

2004-12-15T14:40:57Z

New Sudan documentary:

http://www.insightnewstv.com/refugees

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Pirate TV Stations Wants Films

2004-12-09T18:33:19Z

I'm starting a Pirate TV Station in San Francisco called Pirate Cat TV.
This will be San Francisco’s first and only pirate television station.

I'm looking for independent films of any genera. Come join the tribe for more info.

http://pctv.tribe.net

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Logging Doc for $$

2004-12-07T03:44:46Z

Hey all,

I'm in a bind. I'm so busy with a day job and my freelance work, and need to find someone to log/transcribe 9 mini-dv tapes (60 min or under) immediately and I will pay. Only 3 tapes should be interviews/the rest logging basic b-roll). It is for an amazing organization supporting teens in promoting clean elections, with a professional basketball player as the founder. Preferred if you have your own access to logging station/abilities.

If interested please contact jessafire@yahoo.com asap. thanks!

jessica

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Logging Doc for $$

2004-12-07T03:43:58Z

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UndeadArmy.org

2004-11-29T12:38:15Z

Hi all

some of my films are online at http://www.undeadarmy.org
please have a look and tell me what you think

you might also like to join my tribe http://protestforchange.tribe.net

Hagop

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Almost Broken

2004-11-13T08:32:17Z

Thank you all for your help. After a few months of work I have a working product for film fests. I am so pleased to let you know that the film is ready for review... What a mess and it continues to be a mess. I have seen the IP addresses of the state of Calif. and many involved in the politics of it all! I want to encourage all to go for it! to find those that lie and go for it! This has been something I never expected and found more then I ever thought possible. I am greatful for everyone that had the courage to fight for freedom and the rights of those that just thought that if you lived right, things would be fine. Thank you to everyone !!!!
www.almostbroken.com
you are awesome!

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Fahrenheit 9/11

2004-11-12T10:39:57Z

The top grossing documentary film of all time. There should be some kind of discussion here about it. It hasn't opened where I live yet.

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making your own film?

2004-11-12T10:21:10Z

I have a few docs I am interested in making.
One is a doc about Vlad Tepes, aka, Dracula. The other I have in mind is about water rights btw the U.S and Mexico, and the upcoming water crisis.
what do you all have in mind for your own movies?

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