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Shari Steele, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, talks about her experience working with foolish tree films and how the End of Year Appeal video we produced, help them raise the funds they need.
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Ok. This is Part 3 and Part 1 and Part 2 came out months ago. I am a lame blogger. There. I’ve said it. Now let’s move on, shall we?
Starting somewhat where I left off, I want to do a little thought experiment with you. Einstein did it and you can too. All he did is think about things a little more deeply than most of us tend to do what with life and television and all.
So I’m asking you to step back in time and imagine that you’re one of the first beings that we now call humans. You’re living your life. The men are hunting and the women are gathering and taking care of the kids — probably cleaning the cave and washing the furs too. Anyway, the men probably started trying to kill animals with their bare hands and teeth. Then they figured out they could use a rock and then spear. The women made baby carriers out of skins and baskets for gathering berries and nuts out of reeds. Us humans started making and using tools because it made doing the regular work of staying alive easier and more efficient. And here’s where the real thinking comes in. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a short film from the Ocean Avenue Film Festival. Lots of lovely people, mainly from the neighborhood. And all the filmmakers were from the neighborhood (wherever possible, contact info will be included):
- Asian Mainstream Productions
- Marie Chou
- Sanelle Sibanda (name misspelled in the credits -- sorry! Didn’t figure it out until now)
- Dustin Magidson (you can see the short film he showed that night here. He was also awesome on tech that night!)
- Amy Covell (The producer of two films at the Festival, she is also a model and actress.)
- Red Suspender Films
- Miranda and Woody LaBounty
- Jane Anfinson, and, of course,
- foolish tree films!!! (Click to see the “Victorian Thriller,” shown at the festival, and the behind-the-scenes film of the shooting of the “Victorian Thriller,” entitled “Under the Headstone.” You can also find us on facebook.)
Thanks for watching, everyone!
Best,
Ian & Jo
Closing credit music: “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” by The Darkness.
Shot on an Aiptek Action HD camera — not our pro cameras. Sorry about the sound -- it’s cheap and I was trying it out as a small portable “shoot anything” kind of camera (and it was giving me all sorts of codec problems). We’ve already upgraded!
Tim Jones, Technology and Activism Manager for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, extols the virtues of foolish tree films.
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Yup! I'm passionate for chocolate too. Hmmm...chocolate vid...where's Willie Wonka? 
In life, as in film, there are an amazing number of things that all must come to bear, together, to create success of any kind. Three of those things inhabit this series. Next up? Passion.
Passion. We’re those crazy, wacky things called humans. And if we just knew what it was that we needed, we could become adept at life, and everything would be peachy. Juuuust peachy.
But wait! We do know. At least, part of us does. What is it for you that drives you bananas – in a good way? That just makes you tingle even thinking about doing it? (Yes, including that. I think that’s, potentially, a completely valid life choice, at whatever level.) Writing? Eating? Playing wit da kitties (or puppies or bunnies or…)? Seeing the smile on a child’s face when s/he figures something out? Feeding others? What is it for you? Read the rest of this entry »
On April 13th, Evan Ratliff did a benefit talk for one of our favorite organizations, the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He spoke about the contest he underwent for Wired magazine. He “disappeared” from his old identity for a month. Wired’s readers were notified that if they found him, they would win $5000. If he evaded detection for the whole month, he’d win the money. It’s a fascinating look at identities, both physical and digital, in the modern age.
We will be uploading the entire talk as a playlist in the near future, but for now for more info, please check out the podcast of the full event by the very cool folks at Waking Up Orwell.
Evan Ratliff is a freelance journalist and feature writer for Wired, The New Yorker, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. He’s also the story editor for Pop-Up Magazine, the world’s first live magazine.
Full Wired article Waking Up Orwell Podcast Evan's Blog
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Recently, foolish tree films accompanied Bill and Barb Nemoyten -- The Hornman and Crew -- in their motor home, “Dreamcatcher,” up to Weott, CA, for a couple of shows. We got some great footage of The Hornman working his magic, and some wonderful location shots of the magic of the redwoods. Enjoy!
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My last installment was an introduction to my rebellious nature and how now, with the economic collapse, I am feeling vindicated about many of the unconventional choices I’ve made. So what else exactly do I feel vindicated about? Here are just a few examples of conventional societal advice and how not taking it has panned out for me:
1 – You need to work hard, earn at least a Master’s degree and plan your career goals carefully to be successful and “get ahead.”
I never planned my career or ever really picked one thing to be.
Well, I did want to be an Elevator Operator at one point. Pushing the buttons and going up and down all day looks like the best job in the world to a 4-year-old. Then there was the Movie Star phase… Read the rest of this entry »
This is excerpts of the work-in-progress performance by r i g h t . b r a i n . p e r f o r m a n c e l a b. which foolish tree filmed in February. John Baumann and Jennifer Gwirtz are the extremely talented and wacky brains behind this exploration “…in which we find that there is always a large pachyderm-like entity that invisibly inhabits every room, real or metaphorical.”
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