This Saturday, April 14 from 12-5pm San Francisco Art Institute is having its Graduate Open Studios. I wish I could be out there to check out the latest student work, and to take a walk down memory lane...
Congratulations to LEF!
Hearty congratulations to LEF Foundation on the 10th anniversary of their Moving Image Fund! The Fund has given almost $3.5 million to 250 projects made by New England filmmakers (including my films Monkey Dance, Peacemaking Circle, and Indelible Lalita).
This has made a huge impact on the local documentary community.
LEF celebrated on March 18 with a large gathering of members of the New England film community at Springstep in Medford. It was great to see everyone, watch clips of funded films, and hear from a series of panelists. Thank you, LEF!
MassArt Residence Hall
I was over at MassArt today doing some filming for a set of videos I'm producing for their website, and it's fun seeing progress on the new residence hall. The environmentally-friendly building, designed by ADD Inc. with input from MassArt students, is inspired by Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life.
The building will enable MassArt to guarantee housing for all freshmen and sophomores. It looks like it's going to be a cool place to live.
Alcove Gallery's Grand Opening
The Alcove Gallery had its grand opening on March 3 with a show called Within. It features works by Michael Richmond and Emily Korson (fellow San Francisco Art Institute MFA grad) that "expose what lies within the body and mind." Michael's paper cutouts and Emily's anatomically inspired encaustic paintings are beautiful and evocative.
The gallery is at the corner of Arlington and Melrose Street in the Bay Village neighborhood. Check out the show before March 31!
BU Student Auditions
My Production I students are having an audition for their final films of the semester tomorrow night from 6-9... I love the chance to meet local actors, many of them SAG members who are very supportive of student work.
The audition is in COM room 100, 640 Commonwealth Ave., Boston.
Stand for Children expands their work
Stand for Children continues to do fantastic local and statewide work to ensure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a high-quality education that prepares them for college. As Stand expands to more communities across the nation, they asked me to produce a short piece for a staff retreat to highlight the mission and passion that unite their staff.
Restorative Justice explored
The Winter 2012 issue of Tikkun magazine features a great series of articles on restorative justice, including pieces by Kay Pranis (an advisor on my Peacemaking Circle project) and by Fania Davis and Rita Alfred, whom I've worked with in documenting restorative justice in Oakland, CA. There's also a photo I took of a peacemaking circle at the now-closed Cole Middle School in Oakland.