Month: September 2012

  • How do you tell someone else’s story?

    Listen to this post: If you’ve been to my other site (now found at www.StoryMinders.com) you might have seen a glowing endorsement of the documentary film “Marwencol.” I keep a running list of stories and arts by people with brain injuries on that site. Rarely do I want to watch any movie more than once,…

  • Golden Moon Media, filmmaker

    Listen to this post: Cynthia Lopez of Golden Moon Media and I have worked together for many years. She was my boss at Portland State University when we studied literacy and lifelong learning. Then she was my coworker when we studied how older adults in assisted living facilities feel about where they live. And now…

  • Kris Haas, abstract painter

    Listen to this post: Here is a mini-feature on one featured artist in my film, Kris Haas. View nine of her bodies of fine art here: krishaas.com Check out some of her work for sale here: www.etsy.com/shop/AbstractXpressionism and in her Social Shop on Facebook Kris is in the process of putting together an online community-based fundraising…

  • What happens before you make a documentary?

    Listen to this post: Some folks have asked how the film is going. I share your enthusiasm! I don’t have much to show for progress at this point, though. So you might be wondering what we’re working on at this point. A lot of pre-planning goes into a documentary film. Step one is that I…