Year: 2014

  • Executive Producer Susan Pelzer on brain injury film

    Listen to this post: I’m unsentimental to a fault. (Unless it’s about cats. Lots of sentimentality around cats! Sorry, Brandon.) So when someone donates to fund this film, it’s easy to assume oh, they just donated cuz they’re being nice. The donation may be nice, and it also reflects a belief that what we’re working on means something to…

  • Dolly Sen asks “What is madness?” at Portugal Prints

    Listen to this post: I found a fabulous video online for a workshop called Portugal Prints. They are a charitable organization in London. Here’s what they say on their website at www.portugalprints.org.uk: “We support people recovering from mental illness by offering them the chance to use their creativity in a commercial art and design studio as a…

  • Here’s where we get the sponsors and raise the cash!

    Listen to this post: Community support time! Cynthia and I have been filling out applications and writing essays for grants and even for conferences where we could pitch our film idea to industry professionals. Huzzah! So far, we haven’t yet found that grant opportunity that pays out $10 bazillionty. So even with grants in mind,…

  • Gimplecapped and other normal things

    Listen to this post: PC language. Sigh. For those of you who haven’t yet asked me, I do not like PC language. Even the term bothers me because it has “correct” in it. We’re talking about people and communities, cultures and histories, oppression and identity. Please don’t say there is any one way to be,…

  • Dear TEDx: Captions, please

    Listen to this post: I’ve never done the open letter thing. But today, I was suddenly super duper motivated. So here’s my very first ever open letter. If you can get behind this, please share widely. That’s why I’m doing this open letter style. Because it pertains to more than just the recipient, TEDx. Dear…