THIS BOOK IS CHANGING ME LIFE!
so we all saw Me and You and Everyone We Know, and went “back and forth” for a while, she stayed in the NY art scene with her performance/installation pieces, and then she re-appeared in the New Yorker in this year’s summer fiction issue with “Roy Spivey” which had me sprint to buy this book. It’s got me in tears from heartbreak in stories like “The Man on the Stairs” (about a woman lost in her wants and fears) as well as laughter with “The Swim Team” (with has a woman giving swimming lessons in her living room with old people dipping their heads in bowls of water, paddling across the room). Installation artist, performance artist, filmmaker, and now sick-ass writer - Miranda is my heroine, in fact, she’s inspired me to do a massive installation piece showing soon in San Antonio. Point is - buy this book, it’ll change your life.
Here’s a video piece I recently did for New York musician, Nehedar and her song “Mama” about understanding the death of her mother.
I live in San Antonio (for the summer) and so all I hear about everywhere is the Spurs. It makes absolutely no difference to me if they win or lose, and I can’t see why it would to anybody else not directly involved with the NBA, but the whole city still goes insane over it. Why? You tell me. ::”teenage riot” by Sonic Youth:: Click here to watch
WHERE HAVE I BEEN?! I’ve been making the move back to Texas from NY for the summer and trying to find some production jobs, and attempting to situate myself into an old world. But today is the 10th anniversary Jeff Buckley’s death and like anyone who hears his voice, it’s easy to fall in love and grow an unhealthy obsession. With particular appreciation for his song, “What Will You Say,” which has lately been quite relevant being quite separated from my family, and those times when they come to see me in NY, I feel exceptionally trepidatious , intimidated, ambivalent and unsure of our ties. This song allowed me to understand those feelings a little more closely and continues to resonate as I reside in TX. May Jeff rest in peace and his message keep echoing. Click here to watch
it’s funny how a little rain can pour down so many memories, (in this case, a friend’s memory). ::”summer water” by Colleen:: Click here to watch
just like the Godard assignment before, I’m taking the same story, (”Babe in Paradise”), but this time employing the more weighted, paced style of Antonioni. Click here to watch
so I, as usual, am flaking on videoblogging week. I’ve been in Connecticut shooting a film in addition to pre-production for another while assisting on countless others - early spring is basically the 7th circle for film students. so in the meantime, I’m bringing you guys an assignment I had: taking an American short story, (”Babe in Paradise”) and brought it to the (iPod) screen while employing Godard’s style. Click here to watch
With love and inspiration from Josh Leo’s new WanderingWestMichigan, I wanted to show the world what New York film students think of Michigan and its vloggers. ::”Natural’s Not in It” by Gang of Four:: click here to watch
*special thanks to Nick, Devan, Justin, Ian, Josh for being themselves in this vlog*
I’m an insecure person, let’s just start with that. I poured a lot of what I felt before, during (with the anticipation of The Night Buffalo), and after the festival into this vlog, a lot of which newly motivated by watching my new box set of Six Feet Under on a loop. But it seems that the windows to what is possible, are clear, now that I know it can all end so quickly. so I better shut the fuck up, quit bitching, and just do- it is so on 2007… and even more on in 2008!
*thanks to Tina, Cedric, FYI (Film Your Issue), and Zadi -without you, my trip to Sundance wouldn’t have happened! ::”New Year’s Prayer” by Jeff Buckley:: Click here to watch
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so, before I post my tumultuous Sundance ‘07 vlog, have a laugh with Carolyn working the shuttle bus. Click here to watch
