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Salim Baba Short Film

2010-04-15T17:32:00.000-07:00

This is a wonderfully produced short documentary that I found fascinating. I think it was nominated for an Oscar.

History of Weed

2010-04-07T10:46:00.001-07:00

Addicted Promo on TLC

2010-03-11T12:15:00.000-08:00

This is a promo for the new show Addicted on TLC. I was a producer/shooter for the first season.

New TV Series Addicted is set to air on TLC

2010-01-24T14:45:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone the show I have been shooting and producing for the past 5 months is set to air on TLC this March. It's called Addicted. Check it out.

TLC to Premiere New Series -- ADDICTED

Renowned Interventionist Kristina Wandzilak Takes Viewers Inside the World of Addiction and the Road to Sobriety

January 14, 2010

(Los Angeles, Ca.) Today, TLC announced plans to premiere ADDICTED, a one-hour docu-series following the lives of individuals struggling with addiction as they work with interventionist Kristina Wandzilak. Each riveting episode will take viewers on the unpredictable journey of recovery and the harrowing struggle to become sober. Six episodes have been ordered and will premiere in March only on TLC.

New series ADDICTED will demonstrate the debilitating disease of addiction and how it not only affects the addict but the family as well. And no one more intimately knows this than top interventionist Kristina Wandzilak. As a recovering addict herself, Kristina pulls from her own experiences, bringing a level of understanding and compassion to the healing process. In addition to her strength and commitment to sobriety, Kristina is a mother, a wife, a top-selling author, a world-renowned public speaker and one of the most sought-after, unconventional, top addiction interventionists in the country. Kristina will empower the addicts and the families to help them not only get sober, but to also live the healthy lives they deserve.

ADDICTED will focus on one person per episode. And while the problem of substance abuse is addressed, the family and the addict are also given the tools to not only get well in the moment but to continue a healthy life, or as Kristina says, "not just how to get in the door but how to walk the path." The interventions that take place are planned by all members of the family, including the addict. TLC will take viewers inside the difficult, but ultimately inspiring battle to overcome substance abuse. "Addiction happens to good people and decent families all the time," says Wandzilak. "I know how to change a life, and I know how to live better. I can do that. I am an example of it, and if I can do it, anyone can."

"This is a series about family, change and hope," said TLC President Eileen O'Neill.

"ADDICTED is a raw and authentic portrait of addiction in America and while viewers will see the brutal battle for sobriety, it ultimately demonstrates the importance of substance abuse treatment -- and makes for powerful television."

ADDICTED is a commission for TLC Executive Produced by Steve Michaels and Jonathan Koch with Asylum Entertainment.

Big Light's new album "Animals In Bloom" is coming out in march.

2010-01-22T14:29:00.000-08:00

Big Light has been working hard over at Coyote Hearing Studios in Oakland and you can hear it. Check this out.

Good open

2010-01-22T12:04:00.001-08:00

inspiration

2010-01-19T11:58:00.001-08:00

Cab Driver 2001 Trailer

2010-01-18T08:26:00.000-08:00

this looks interesting

Painfully Honest and Epic Mobile Home Commercial

2009-11-05T09:27:00.000-08:00

This was made by two guys Rhett and Link. They travel around the country making local commercials for people for free.

We Live In Public

2009-10-12T23:37:00.000-07:00

Life Inc: The Movie

2009-09-04T09:18:00.000-07:00

Awesome video for an interesting book. His Vimeo account has several other videos on it.

To purchase the book go here.

Beat13 / Lucy McLauchlan - Fame Festival 2009.

2009-08-31T12:57:00.001-07:00

Gray Area Foundation For The Arts

2009-08-25T17:23:00.000-07:00

I just finished making this video for Gray Area Foundation for the Arts. They are a really cool place with a lot of super smart and talented people working there. I'm just happy they asked me to help them tell their story.

forward/slash/: The Gray Area Foundation for the Arts Story from GAFFTA on Vimeo.

LED sculpture by Leo Villareal

2009-08-22T12:15:00.000-07:00

Dirty Bird Deep Throat

2009-08-22T12:11:00.000-07:00

Lucid Dreams

2009-08-18T11:22:00.000-07:00

I just found this website where people write down their lucid dreams and then discuss them online. I find reading other people dreams extremely fascinating and what's cool about this site is that there is a community dream readers that decipher the meanings of some of symbolism in dreams. I have lucid dreams often and find reading these are a great source of inspiration for me and have even reminded me about dreams I have had in the past. Check it out.
http://dreammoods.com/dreamforum/viewforum.php?f=4

Yellow BIrd

2009-08-14T09:14:00.000-07:00

Digital platforms reshape communication

2009-08-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

This will blow your mind.
By Michael Mendenhall, HP SVP & CMO

Open Frameworks

2009-08-12T07:27:00.000-07:00

I'm starting to get into this.

In A Dream by Jerimiah Zagar

2009-08-11T18:35:00.000-07:00

This film looks wonderful. It airs on HBO2 on August 19th.

Craig Robinson Screensaver

2009-08-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

Craig Robinson Screensaver from Craig Robinson

To funny not to post. Found by my good friend JT.

The Falcon

2009-08-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

This video was made by Scott Hampton. See it in high res here.

The rain and the mountains are awesome.

Why Everything Sucks

2009-08-04T09:47:00.000-07:00

This is from Craig Ferguson's monologue last week on his show, the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Too funny not to post.

This Is Amazing.

2009-08-04T09:35:00.000-07:00

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

The Age of Stupid

2009-08-03T15:50:00.001-07:00

The Age of Stupid Trailer March 20th VSn 2009 HD (Bleeped) from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.

Looks Awesome

Awesome use of Youtube

2009-07-30T11:04:00.000-07:00

The Girl Cant Help It Open.

2009-07-22T13:05:00.000-07:00

The Girl Cant Help It Open

One of the coolest movie openings ever.

David Lynch's Interview Project

2009-07-22T11:05:00.000-07:00

David Lynch has a production crew that are traveling across the United States and interviewing people along the way. I found these interviews very compelling and would recommend you take the time to discover some of these stories.
InterviewProject.com

Philips Carousel Commercial

2009-07-18T14:19:00.000-07:00

Awesome and practically shot.

Zeitgeist Religion: Greatest Story Ever Sold 1of 3

2009-07-18T14:05:00.000-07:00

I woke up one morning and started watching this video and ended up watching all of them plus the addendum. It goes a little off topic sometimes but I found this movie to be pretty compelling.

Vote for our movie @ Triggerstreet.com Stella Artois Film Contest

2009-07-07T22:12:00.000-07:00

I helped my friend Dan Gahr shoot a film that he wrote for the Stella Artois/Triggersreet.com film contest and now you can help him win 50,000 by watching and voting on it online. There are lots of films up there and some of them are really good. Ours is on the 3rd page of the viewing gallery (the thumbnail is highlighted in white as seen in the photo)and was written, shot and directed kinda like The Office. enjoy!
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Intellectual Property Asshole Competition

2009-07-03T13:15:00.001-07:00

Evan Roth is at it again. I love it.

Who is the bigger intellectual property asshole? Is it the artist who has amassed a small fortune based on "appropriation" yet still sends cease and desist letters to other artists for appropriating his work?

Or is it the largest (and only) US based nationally-oriented news service which fails to recognize "fair use" even when it literally stares them in the face?

He created hand painted canvases of Shepard Fairy's Obama Hope poster, and Mannie Garcia's Associated Press photograph and put them for sale on his website here and here.

The first person to send a cease and desist notice wins!

.... stay tuned for updates on the winner.

(For those unfamiliar with the Shepard Fairey / Associated Press intellectual property battle over the Obama Hope poster, here is a good place to start.)

The Common Desk

2009-07-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

This, much like the work of Kenneth Hung, is one of the videos that I go back and watch time and again. It's a little long but I guarantee it will in inspire you. The last four minutes are wonderful.

Editing importance for those who don't know and inspiration for those who do.

2009-07-01T17:42:00.000-07:00

self portrait

2009-06-30T15:01:00.001-07:00

TRUST (1990) by Hal Hartley

2009-06-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

This has one of the coolest openings to a movie I have ever seen.

Kidnapped on my 30th Birthday

2009-06-20T11:50:00.000-07:00

Can't wait to see this.

2009-06-19T19:03:00.000-07:00

interior crocodile alligator

2009-06-19T18:41:00.000-07:00

Sebastian's Voodoo

2009-06-19T18:35:00.000-07:00

Super Inspiring

2009-06-19T18:28:00.000-07:00

Because Washington Is Hollywood For Ugly People

2009-06-19T17:48:00.000-07:00

Tin-Kin Hung has been one of my inspirations for years and he should be one of yours as well. Check out his awesome work. http://www.tinkin.com