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I'm not sure what I'll talk about for 8 whole week I'm not sure what I'll talk about for 8 whole weeks but here goes nothing. Judging by my headshot (taken by the one and only @alex_kozobolis) it's going to be intense. If u happened to sign up for this, drop me a note.
Sometimes you come across a film that changes the Sometimes you come across a film that changes the way you move thru the world - like I did when I caught a matinee of Philip Gröning's "Into Great Silence" back in 2007 - and maybe once in a lifetime you get a chance to meet the human who made that film and explore working together on something. Also pictured the incomparable @brandonvedder & @christine_on_fire.
Exploring Iceland, one of the last places on earth Exploring Iceland, one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans with @brandonvedder for Film1/ASAP: As Slow As Possible. The beauty here still has a primal quality to it.
My new favorite classroom at USC. Had the privileg My new favorite classroom at USC. Had the privilege of hosting a chat with Brett Morgan and a screening of Moonage Daydream in our IMAX theater last week. Masterfully done film exploring the mind of a brilliant human. Y'all need to see this movie.
“Whether we, and our politicians know it or not, “Whether we, and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.” -Wendell Berry
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My Monday classroom at @usccinema. Psyched to shar My Monday classroom at @usccinema. Psyched to share "The Territory" with students & chat with @alex_pritz today.
"To be alone at your desk or in your studio is not "To be alone at your desk or in your studio is not enough. You have to free yourself from the phantoms and inner critics who pursue you wherever you go. “When you start working,” said the composer John Cage, “everybody is in your studio — the past, your friends, enemies, the art world, and above all, your own ideas — all are there. But as you continue painting, they start leaving, one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you are lucky, even you leave.” -Stephen Batchelor
"Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into "Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home." -Chuang Tzu
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