Despite having my name called over the speakers on the airplane before take off and my passport taken by security, we managed to make it to Toronto (the passport was returned and I never found out what that was about). We even made it in time to pick up our industry...
Film Festival
A Good Film Festival is When You Don’t See Movies
Here's a quick, on the move post. Didn't see any movies yesterday, but it was still a great day. We met the donor that sponsored our trip at her gorgeous house and garden right in the middle of Toronto. After chilling in the industry internet lounge and grabbing some...
Moment of Zen with Paul and Belly Dancer
YouTube - Moment of Zen with Paul and Belly Dancer.
LeBron Who? More Than a Game
My lack of pop culture (mainly sports) knowledge strikes again. I saw More Than a Game, a doc where filmmaker Kristopher Belman followed a high school basketball team in his hometown that happened to have a young, up-and-coming player named LeBron James, enabling...
Hollywood Parties and Last Stop 174
Last Stop 174 aims to tell the human side of the bus hijacking in 2000 in Rio de Janeiro. The film felt very real and was like a portrait of a world. It reminded me of City of God, something that was brought up a lot (the main actor was even in City of God). It was...
Toronto Film Festival in 120 Seconds
This is a little montage of the video clips I shot while at TIFF. The people we're having dinner with at the end (divided by the drinking straw) are Cherie Saulter and Justin Barber, both Film School alumni who produced "Medicine for Melancholy," directed by another...
Geoffrey Gilmore is Switching Coasts
Geoffrey Gilmore Leaves Sundance For Tribeca | /Film This makes me really happy, and gives me hope for the NY film scene. Geoffrey Gilmore (whom you'll remember from our numerous adventures) is leaving Sundance to become the Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca. This is...
Miami Film Festival
So I'm back from Haiti. Amazing trip, photos will be coming (I snapped over 2400). Sadly most of the Miami International Film Festival was going on during my adventures, but I managed to get a press pass to catch the last few days. I just got back from a...
Art & Copy – Minds Behind the Greatest Ads
I'm somewhat familiar with the world of advertising, though admittedly most of that knowledge comes from watching Mad Men. Either way I love advertising (well, advertising done well), so I was excited to see that Art & Copy was at Full Frame. Art & Copy...