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…
Kenny has written a piece reflecting on his film "A New Kind of Listening" for the Spring 2014 edition of South Writ Large. South Writ Large is a quarterly online magazine that explores the culture of the changing South through its literature, art, music, psychology, and social patterns. The magazine…
I wanted to share a bit about our screening at BUILD PEACE 2014 and my short time taking in the Ignite sessions. First, big thanks to the organizers of BUILD PEACE for creating this venue for peacebuilders from around the world to convene, share and inspire. They also created time…
Join us for a Work-In-Progress screening at the Build Peace Conference in Cambridge, MA on Fri., April 4th. Special thanks to the Build Peace team for hosting this event which kicks off a weekend of sharing experiences and ideas on using technology for peacebuilding and conflict transformation. The film screens…
As a documentary filmmaker, I believe in the power of small stories to express and illustrate the universal themes of empowerment, justice and peace. My vision for Peace in Our Pockets has been to capture and share the story of one organization’s efforts to nurture democracy and deepen peace in…
As I create the rough cut of Peace in Our Pockets in the coming months, I'll be sharing snippets and sequences here on the blog. This week you get a sneak peak at the introduction sequence to George Ohoko. George has deep roots in Baba Dogo and helped to found…
Kenny is deep into the edit of "Peace in Our Pockets". Check out his post production Blog post...
When I'm back in the States and sitting alone in my studio, I find blogging much more challenging than when I'm in Kenya awash in new experiences. My post-production work continues as I organize footage, log and transcribe material, and assemble scenes and sequences. The screen grab below gives a…
"The Peace Room" at The Tribe I took this panorama shot with my iPhone inside room 415 at the Tribe Hotel. It was three days after Monday's election. It captures the positions the Sisi Ni Amani office team took through much of this long election week. Each team member juggled…
The Sisi Ni Amani staff spent the entire day answering calls from their partners and watching news of the election. Their contacts in different areas have been calling in with information about incidents and requests for peace messages to be sent out. Reports and rumors of violence needed to be…