~ ‘Events’ ~
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!
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
Filmed in High Definition
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!
Filmed in High Definition
Every April 1st the fools gather (our people!) and have a Day! This is some of the mayhem and wackiness that ensued in 2009. Meet Bishop Joey, Bishop of the Church of the Last Laugh whose patron saint is Saint Stupid.
Filmed in Standard Definition
This was the very brief, last minute wedding of a lovely couple who had been together for 30 years! It took place in the middle of a Marines Toys for Tots Foundation benefit party in December of 2009.
Shot in High Definition (but unfortunately, in very low light)
The Exploratorium, a great San Francisco treasure for kids of all ages, is now open one night a month during parts of the year for a grown up good time — Science and Alcohol DO mix!
This is another news short that we did for VidSF, a local news and events website.
An evening of local authors reading their works in benefit of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) held at 111 Minna. We support EFF because they support our right to free expression on the internet, the last frontier. Please visit them at www.eff.org.
