We are excited to share about two screenings this month. Aweil, South Sudan Helena Puig Larrauri and Michaela Ledesma, co-organizers of Build Peace, reached out to us to bring the film to their good work in South Sudan. Helena wrote: The project in Aweil will introduce a group of people to…
On the home stretch. OMF file packed with 12 tracks of audio is off to audio post. Following on my last post, I wanted to share more about music for the film. One of the highlights of my time in Kenya was meeting George Ooko AND listening to him playing…
One of my favorite parts of the post-production process is working with composers and musicians on film music. When I began working on Peace in Our Pockets, I listened to a good bit of traditional and contemporary Kenyan music. From hip hop infused tracks, to sparse compositions performed on traditional…
Thanks to Professor Tetsushi Ogata at UC-Berkeley for reaching out to us for our first university screening of the rough cut. In October Professor Ogata showed the film in his class, "Conflict Resolution, Social Change and Cultures of Peace" class, an upper division course taught in the Peace and Conflict…
Thanks to everyone who participated, organized and sponsored the Oct. 16th gathering of activists and advocates who came together in Asheville, NC to build more inclusive, accessible communities. Polly Medlicott, co-producer of A NEW KIND OF LISTENING, was one of the organizers and presenters at the event which touched on…
Last week Yusra Salim at UNDP-Sudan reported back on the rough cut screening of PEACE IN OUR POCKETS at their first ever Social Good Summit. I appreciated Yusra and her colleague Margunn for reaching out to me and arranging for a screening during this busy peacebuilding conference. A focus of…
Patrick is nearing completion of his latest sculpture at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, NC. Penelope and I stopped by to visit with Patrick and see this work in progress. It was great catching up, hearing about Pat's upcoming projects, and walking through the maze-like creation. This piece…
Asheville Inclusive Arts Coalition meeting Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Asheville Area Arts Council’s new space and gallery in the Grove Arcade. We are meeting to brainstorm about future inclusive arts events in our Western North Carolina area. The event is co-sponsored by Arts Access. More info…
It's been a while since posting here and now is a good time to share a bit about progress on the film. We are in midst of post-production and have a very nice rough cut assembled running about 54 minutes long. We shared the film at the BUILD PEACE Conference…
"Bending Sticks; an evening with Patrich Dougherty" on Friday July 18th . This event will include the screening of the film "Bending Sticks" which highlights the work of environmental artist Patrick Dougherty's extraordinary and monumental scale works built with live saplings.The film will be shown at the Varsity Theater at…