Deep within every one of us is the equilibrium of flight. From our limited vantage point of mortality, a sense of purpose. We know what we are born to do, even in the absence of meaning. No matter what it looks or feels like, we are moving towards remembering. It’s never really about the what… Continue reading Grounded.
Disclaimer: I haven’t actually cracked the community code… But I believe I have tapped into a good source that may inspire the beginning. Community is a buzz word that implies a people joining together and sharing resources, time, talents and love with one another. And in this space many things often happen: increased productivity, serving… Continue reading The Up Factor: Cracking the community code.
Kevin Cooper’s The Painter is extraordinary. Many fillmmakers have thrown their hat into the ring in response to youth violence. The difference with Cooper’s film is that its raw edge is also painstakenly beautiful, frame by frame. And it’s no accident that it ended up that way. In an interview with iloveshort films,… Continue reading The Painter: For the love of art, let’s stop it already.
Seinfeld was genius at telling a story about nothing and yet leaving us with something. On closer inspection, maybe it really wasn’t about nothing after all. Maybe it told the story of the trials and tribulations, and the ultimate ending of a group of shallow and narcisstic friends. Unlike, The Sopranos, their end was pretty… Continue reading It’s Snothing.
I loved carnivals as a teen. I would get dropped off just before dark and told that I would be picked up exactly three hours later in the same spot. Sometimes I was meeting up with friends, sometimes they were piled in the car with me and we tumbled out the back seat together.… Continue reading Those Were The Days
This story is about really cool places and people. Just random notes about creativity colliding with passion and generating some fun stuff. I have enjoyed working/visiting with all of these excellent artisans and thought it would be nice to spread the love. Even though the 39th Cleveland International Film Festival is a wrap, you can… Continue reading So The Story Goes…
Author Kailyne R Waters 