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Every creature, every object, every place has its Every creature, every object, every place has its own ambiance. . #henrymiller
"A dog is not considered a good dog because he is "A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.” -Chuang Tzu . . Arcadia, CA // May 02021
Working alongside @casshall to make this new film Working alongside @casshall to make this new film has been one of the highlights of my career. Captured over a handful of days in the summer of 2018 and winter of 2019, we sank into the silence of Thomas Merton's hermitage, chopped firewood, and switched on the cameras when it felt right. Each frame of this film is infused with a special consciousness. In the world, but not of it. Film premieres at @illuminatefilmfestival next month followed by an opening at Speed Cinema this summer. See link in bio. #thomasmerton #documentary
Arcadia, CA // April 2021 Arcadia, CA // April 2021
I first met Richard 4-5 years ago when I started v I first met Richard 4-5 years ago when I started volunteering at my kids’ school. Richard had already been volunteering managing the video club for something like 15 years at that point. I’d meet him at the school occasionally to help train kids tasked with filming choir performances and morning announcements. My interactions with Richard were always brief, slightly awkward. Neither of us ever asked about each other and that’s just how it was. Then someone made a comment about him one day that prompted me to google him. I think it’s time more people knew about this man. . . . . #behindthescenes #workinprogress #shortdoc #sideproject #canonc70 #50mm
"The oxygen we breathe in... circulates in our blo "The oxygen we breathe in... circulates in our bloodstream and around half remains in our lungs, so there is no clear line separating where the air ends and we begin. When we exhale, our breath mixes with the air and is taken in by other people, birds, mammals, and reptiles. "If I am air and you are air, then I am you," writes [ecologist David] Suzuki. But the atoms in the air also persist through time. According to one study, there are 3 x 1019 (three followed by nineteen zeros) argon atoms in a breath of air. These quintillions of atoms are continually being blown around the planet, so wherever you are, you will breathe in around 15 argon atoms that you breathed in a year earlier. And that's not all. Each breath we take contains argon atoms that were probably once inhaled by Cleopatra and Gautama Buddha, and will be breathed in by our descendants seven generations from today. "Air," says Suzuki, plays an essential role "linking all life in a single matrix, and joining past, present and future in a single flowing entity." –excerpt from The Good Ancestor . . . #longtermthinking #sevengenerations #stopasianhate
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Hey, a short I made will be included in the public Hey, a short I made will be included in the public installation #AQuietSceneLA w/music from Brian & Roger Eno. Starting this Sat, March 20 at 12pm PT all official selections will be displayed on the big LCDs @ Jerry Moss Plaza @MusicCenterLA & virtually at musiccenter.org.
It’s been a year since C19 turned the world upsi It’s been a year since C19 turned the world upside down. From the C19 death toll, to George Floyd to the 1900% rise in Asian hate crimes, there’s been no shortage of reminders that things are broken. Back in May 2020 when the shit storm was just upon us, 35 of us in 13 countries decided to engage in the age old practice of celebrating the dawn as a symbol of resurrection and renewal. A film for those weary from the turbulence and in need of renewal before continuing the good work of fixing the world. Excited to announce screenings of The Dawn Chorus at @dceff_org and in 2 mos at the exceptional @walkerartcenter . . . #thedawnchorusfilm #blacklivesmatter #stopasianhate #dceff2021 #linkinbio
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